In order to continue providing training to state, local, territorial and tribal emergency responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (LSU NCBRT/ACE) has adapted many of its courses for virtual delivery. The first course LSU NCBRT/ACE transitioned to a virtual delivery platform was the AWR-219-C: Site …
The number of responders taking and completing free online courses on the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ website continues to grow.
The CDP added four online courses to its training catalog in November 2018, to provide responders with awareness-level knowledge about bomb threats and other hazardous materials. In the first six months, about 500 responders a …
In late October FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness entered its third year of offering expeditionary training to responders, particularly those immediately facing or recovering from disasters.
On October 30, 2018, the center announced that it had taken material from a number of CDP courses and packaged it into just-in-time, one- to four-hour training offerings for …
The Center for Domestic Preparedness’ website has a new look.
The enhanced platform, which was launched earlier this week, has a more functional design which makes it easier for prospective students to navigate the site and find and apply for the CDP’s vast inventory of training offerings. Those offerings include in-person training, including resident, non-resident …
A new Biological Operations Response course is in development at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness.
According to CDP curriculum developers, the course is geared at responders in multiple disciplines and will provide them the skills to safely and effectively respond to incidents involving biological materials, including substances such as ricin and anthrax. A tentative outline …
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness will release the online version of its Emergency Medical Response Awareness course sometime this month.
Originally designed for nursing students and conducted in-person, an online version of the course was created earlier this year and offered to more than 1,300 students at five colleges and universities.
By making the 8-hour …
More than 6,000 people have attended the Center for Domestic Preparedness’ Health Sector Emergency Preparedness I course since it was first offered in 2017.
Those numbers are expected to grow significantly in the coming months as the CDP unveils a virtual version of the course.
The 8-hour course teaches healthcare providers and suppliers to establish …
Curriculum developers at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness are putting the final touches on a long-anticipated Chemical Operations Support Specialist course.
The five-day, 40-hour course is geared at safety officers, hazardous materials technicians, toxicologists, chemists, and other individuals with education and experience in chemical science and response, and will provide them the skills to function …
CDP releases two Virtual Instructor-Led Training courses for law enforcement officers
written by Wendi Feazell
The Center for Domestic Preparedness has released its first Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) offerings for law enforcement officers.
- The Right to Protest and Law Enforcement Response https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR-936-V2
- Social Media Strategies for Law Enforcement https://cdp.dhs.gov/training/course/AWR-936-V3
The CDP has also released its VILT schedule for the month of December for all disciplines.
The schedule includes the two …
Beginning in August, the LSU National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education will assume leadership of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, one of the federal government’s largest emergency response training entities.
Founded in 1998, The NDPC is a partnership of seven national organizations, including LSU NCBRT/ACE, that is committed to serving the …