FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will be featured in an upcoming issue of CBRNe World magazine.
The article regarding the CDP will center on its healthcare curriculum with a focus on infectious disease training.
CBRNe World magazine (circ. 200,000) is an international bi-monthly publication for emergency managers, responders and others who plan for or respond …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Hazardous Materials Awareness Course has typically been conducted online, enabling students who need the eight hours of training to receive it where they are, rather than traveling.
The course, which is a prerequisite for a number of other CDP courses, often fulfills organizational hazmat requirements for responders. It teaches responders …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness is currently putting the final touches on a plan to provide critical preparedness training to responders in a coastal Alabama county.
The training, tentatively scheduled for the week of August 9-13, will involve CDP instructional staff putting members of the Baldwin County, Alabama, emergency response team through an Integrated Capstone …
Responders can now access the FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness Training channel on its YouTube site in multiple ways.
One, they can click on the ‘Web-Based Training’ icon on the CDP’s web page (https://cdp.dhs.gov/) and then click on a link to the channel.
Two, they can access the channel by visiting the CDP’s YouTube …
In July, the Center for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, will begin messaging healthcare coalitions across the country to announce the availability of Health Sector Emergency Preparedness II training. At that time, coalitions interested in hosting the training can coordinate with the CDP for either an instructor-led, non-resident …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness today kicked off an extensive training effort geared specifically at responders in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The center’s Caribbean Area Initiative will result in the delivery of 67 virtual course presentations to responders in the two U.S. territories. It will include multiple deliveries – in both English …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness passed its annual Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) inspection April 23 with a rating of ‘substantial compliance.’
The annual CLIA inspection provides an independent and in-depth evaluation of the CDP’s Blood Lab, from how it handles and tests blood samples to how it maintains records. It ensures the facility is …
Hazardous materials training provided by FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness was recently showcased in an article on Firefighter Nation’s website.
The article shares insights from CDP instructors on what they hope each student gleans from the training as well as how the center’s realistic exercise scenarios prepare responders for real-world incidents.
Firefighter Nation reaches …
A team from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) toured FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness May 13, focusing on its Chemical, Ordnance, Biological and Radiological Training Facility (COBRATF).
The visit provided the CDP with design ideas to enhance the existing and new training venues at the COBRATF.
The COBRATF training environment includes seven …
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k, the Center for Domestic Preparedness is piloting a partnership with DisasterReady.org in the center’s Barrier Precautions and Controls for Highly Infectious Disease Course (HID).
In addition to the course instruction and exercises provided by CDP instructional staff, students will complete two DisasterReady courses during the week – Working in an Ebola Treatment …
