Communities often need to distribute large quantities of items, such as personal protective equipment, water and other supplies, particularly following a catastrophic event or other disaster.
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness is developing a Virtual Instructor-Led Training course to teach responders how to plan for and conduct such large-scale distribution operations.
The Community Mass Distribution …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness, in coordination with FEMA’s Office of Law Enforcement and Integration, in early February unveiled three virtual instructor-led training offerings focused on public order policing.
The programs – ‘Survey of Community Policing,’ ‘Social Media Strategies for Law Enforcement,’ and ‘The Right to Protest and Law Enforcement Response’ – are aimed at …
2020 was an unprecedented year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was also an unprecedented year in the growth of both the number of Center of Domestic Preparedness virtual and online training materials and number of those taking advantage of the offerings.
In 2019, the CDP offered 86 virtual and online courses and recorded about …
When tragedy strikes, our nation’s law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel are typically the first on the scene. And many of them rely on training received from FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
Such was the case on Christmas day when a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville, TN, turning what should have been a …
BATON ROUGE – As Louisiana continues to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine throughout the state, one LSU department has utilized its experience in biological events and tactical training to help state agencies with the most important aspects of their plans.
The LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, or LSU NCBRT/ACE, …
BATON ROUGE – The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to challenge populations worldwide on a monumental scale. The country remains stretched to unprecedented limits to combat the novel coronavirus. In response, LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, or NCBRT/ACE, has developed “The Biological Incidents Awareness: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) AWR-324” course …
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is excited to announce the release of its 2020 Annual Report. This report summarizes the impact of each of its member organizations on the emergency responder community at the state, local, tribal and territorial level over the last year.
The NDPC is a partnership of several nationally recognized …
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium is excited to announce the launch of its official Twitter account, @NDPC_US, on Monday, February 1. This account will serve as a way to engage with emergency responders and consolidate all of the courses and resources from NDPC members in one place.
In the first few weeks of the launch, …
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium is excited to announce the launch of its new video and website. This video highlights the mission of the NDPC, its history and connections to DHS/FEMA, and the subject matter areas of each NDPC member organization.The NDPC is a partnership of several nationally recognized organizations whose membership is based …
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) continues to develop webinars and job-aids to help first responders and law enforcement navigate new challenges posed by the virus.
LSU NCBRT/ACE serves the national and international emergency response communities, in both the …
