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 …
Rather than evoke images of a pretty bell-shaped flower, since 1999 the term Columbine triggers memories of an active school shooting involving two troubled Colorado high school students who killed 13 and wounded over 20 others before turning their weapons on themselves. While most people recall this tragedy as an active shooter event and Columbine …
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 …
Dan Langford is no stranger to transitions. In 2016 he made a major one, as he shifted his career path, retiring after 28 years of service from the Westchester County Police Department in New York to his current role as subject matter expert for New Mexico Tech’s First Responder Training Program. To this role he …
The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) is excited to announce the development of a new course to address the gap in using land use planning solutions to reduce risk efforts to mitigate hazards – MGT-474 Mitigating Hazards with Land Use Solutions. Where and how land is used and developed can greatly influence a …
Since 1985, the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) has supported the rail industry as an extension of the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR). SERTC broadened the scope of operations and extended our reach into the first responder community by becoming a member …
LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (NCBRT/ACE) delivered its PER-275 Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response, or LASER, course in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma from June 7-10.
The course was held at the Broken Arrow Police and Fire Training Facility and featured participants from 10 agencies and departments. This delivery was …
