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 …
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 …
Earlier this year, the Center for Domestic Preparedness placed its Health Sector Emergency Preparedness I course online. In June, the center will expand on this training with the online version of Health Sector Emergency Preparedness II.
HSEP II is a 16-hour course providing participants – primarily healthcare providers and suppliers – with the tools necessary …
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 …
As vaccination rates increase and COVID spread decreases, New Mexico Tech (NMT) Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) has begun reopening residential training courses both on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro and at the Playas Research and Training Center (PRTC) in southwest New Mexico.
The first phase is currently being implemented. Both …
LSU NCBRT/ACE’s work on its web-based Instructor Development Workshop course is featured in the Spring 2021 of FEMA’s TPP Times Newsletter. This course primarily serves to give insight into adult education and enhance the instructional skills and styles of experienced instructors.
The first class for 21 LSU NCBRT/ACE instructors was delivered in August 2020 via …
