FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness on Thursday wrapped up a near week-long training event involving more than 250 responders in Baldwin County, Alabama – a mostly rural, hurricane-prone area.
The event consisted of three days of virtual instructor-led training on a wide range of topics, including hazardous materials, healthcare, and public information. This was followed …
The Maryland-based team is on the CDP campus to discuss the first artist renderings of new themes for the training bays in the center’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
Army and COBRATF engineers are also discussing supporting mechanical devices.
The devices will help ensure safe levels of agent concentration is maintained in …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness recently completed a revision of its Hazardous Materials Technician (HMT) Course.
The revision includes information about two skills not previously included in the curriculum – liquid product transfer and overpacking drums.
With the update, the course is consistent with the latest version of the National Fire Protection Association’s Standard for …
Two graduates of Center for Domestic Preparedness courses were recently featured in newspapers serving the respective towns where they work.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Technician Katherine Cunningham was featured in a report in the Monroe (Mississippi) Journal.
Cunningham, a graduate of the CDP’s five-day Hazardous Materials Operations Course, was complimentary of the training, noting she …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness launched its new Basic Emergency Response Training (BERT) Course in the middle of September.
In a July 30 announcement, the CDP said it would present the inaugural offering of the three-day course the week of September 19-25.
The updated version of the center’s former Technical Emergency Response Training Course is …
The cafeteria in the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ main building is once again serving students and instructors.
The facility shut down when on-campus training was paused in March 2020, and the center used the time which followed to renovate and significantly expand the eatery.
Construction began in April of 2020 with the former cafeteria and …
The CDP’s Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF) recently aced its biennial chemical surety inspection.
Conducted by a team from the U.S. Army’s Materiel Command, the inspection confirms whether the COBRATF is compliant with strict standards to store and train with the nerve agents GB (Sarin) and VX. It examines a wide range …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness this week is conducting the final pilot of its new Disaster Related Exposure Assessment and Monitoring (DREAM) Course.
DREAM teaches responders from state, local, tribal and territorial agencies how to assess, monitor and track the health conditions of emergency responders and community members following incidents involving chemical, biological or radiological …
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) recently re-certified the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Field Force Operations (FFO) Course.
IADLEST is a national organization which promotes standards in law enforcement training.
The three-day FFO course achieved the IADLEST’s National Certification Program Seal of Excellence for the second time. The first …
The CDP this week released its non-resident and indirect training numbers for June.
According to the data, the CDP conducted 44 non-resident courses for 1,969 responders and eight indirect courses for 126 responders during the month.
Non-resident courses are delivered by contract CDP instructors at locations across the United States. Indirect courses are delivered by …
