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EMO Offers Hands-On Experience for All Disciplines
Improved Training Veunes Enhance Learning Environment
Known for offering extensive hands-on training in a mass casualty response, the Emergency Medical Operations (EMO) for CBRNE Incidents course provides first response personnel, serving in a variety of positions, necessary skills to perform during an emergency or catastrophic event. The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Ala., focuses its training on incident management and mass casualty response to manmade or natural disasters. Get Article »
Patient Simulators Bring Training to Life
They breathe, bleed, cry, show pain, and they can even talk. Many have died and been brought back to life several times in one day during mass casualty exercises at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala. The CDP’s Human Patient Simulators (HPS) provide a level of realism and student interaction that’s impossible to replicate with cardboard cutouts or lifeless mannequins. Get Article »
Integrated Capstone Event Expands Training for Responders
Long known for its unique, hands-on training classes for emergency response personnel, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), recently combined three courses and 108 responders into an Integrated Capstone Event (ICE), giving students from multiple disciplines the opportunity to experience the full impact of a mass casualty incident. Get Article »
Hands-On Training Showcases CDP Mass Casualty Exercise
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala. is known for its realistic, emergency response exercises. Responders attending the Hands-On Training for CBRNE Incidents (HOT-I) course will now have an added level of realism thanks to a school bus the CDP recently added to the simulated mass casualty exercise for each class. Get Article »
Modern Emergency Department Enhances Training at CDP
FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) reopened its hospital Emergency Department (ED) for training in late January. Five months after renovations began the 8,000 square foot area features expanded training space and improved technologies to enhance medical surge training for CDP students.
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Bold Steps in Preparedness: Training for biological attacks at the Center for Domestic Preparedness
On the morning of February 8, 26 responders from more than a dozen states made history when they donned Personal Protective Equipment and entered a unique training facility in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. These individuals were the first group of responders to train with biological materials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala. Get Article »
RAD Operations Training Improves Radiological Response
The recent earthquakes and subsequent radiological impacts in Japan have increased the awareness and interest in how communities respond to radioactive incidents. Despite the recent increased attention on radiological hazards, training for such a potential incident has been happening at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) for the past four years. Get Article »
CDP, AFC Offers Pro Board Certification
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Ala., recently teamed with the Alabama Fire College (AFC) to offer Pro Board certifications to eligible first responders attending the Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician for CBRNE (ERHM) incidents course. The Pro Board accreditation for the CDP curriculum under the umbrella of the AFC program provides an opportunity for graduates to receive a nationally recognized certificate for hazardous materials emergency response. Get Article »
Hazardous Materials Course Focus on WMD Attack and Response
The threats against America and its citizens has become real, and the need for ready responders is ever
more critical. Response personnel must remain vigilant, and skilled with the preparedness knowledge to
protect the citizens and cities they serve. Get Article »
Hazardous Materials Preparedness: Training For All-Hazards Response
Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician: One-Stop Preparedness Shop
The recent botched attempt to discharge explosive material in New York’s Times Square may
leave city leaders across America questioning their own levels of preparedness during an
emergency. Get Article »
It’s Not Just Training, It’s Preparedness
When the Center for Domestic Preparedness, located in Anniston, Ala., was founded in
1998, it was envisioned as a resident training facility that would train a maximum of
10,000 responders per year. Get Article »
CDP Celebrates 500,000 Trained
D.C. Fire Fighter Sets CDP Training Milestone
When the Center for Domestic Preparedness, located in Anniston, Ala., was founded in 1998, it was envisioned as a resident training facility that would train a maximum of 10,000 responders per year. Get Article »
Alabama Girl Scouts Earn Preparedness Patch
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala., hosted more than 30 Girl Scouts Dec. 4. The goal of the visit was to assist the future leaders in earning the Preparedness Patch; a new program developed by the Girl Scouts of America and partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency. Get Article »
Healthcare Leadership Offers Valuable, Relevant Training
Among the many emergency response courses offered at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala., the Healthcare Leadership and Decision-Making (HCL) course has defined its lineup of healthcare training. Get Article »
TERT Takes Toxic Approach to Emergency Response
The Technical Emergency Response Training (TERT) course is considered one of the most unique courses offered at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala. Get Article »
Toxic Agent Offers Real-World Response Skills Training
—One-Of-A-Kind Training Facility for Today’s Response Force
The man-made threat facing America and the international community is real. Reports indicate terrorists are seeking opportunities to use Chemical, Biological and Radiological methods that will result in death and disrupt daily operations. Get Article »
HARM Students Drive Training Procedures
Hands-on training that provides both mental and physical challenges to emergency responders is difficult to duplicate. Few training courses require students to demonstrate solid response skills, while providing parameters and developing plans to a hazardous materials or WMD response. Get Article »
CDP Offers Critical Mass Protest Training
Unlawful Protester Devices Delaying Events Defeated
A city is only as strong as its response force. But how does a region remain on the cusp of preparedness, especially in the wake of large events that attract thousands of spectators? Get Article »
Environmental Health Supports Emergency Response Training
Emergency situations require quick response for the recovery and safety of those affected. Response methods aren’t limited to extinguishing a fire, restoring power, or cleaning up hazardous materials. Underlying factors that may instantly affect a scene or will affect how emergency events unfold are often overlooked. Get Article »
Crime Scene Procedures Protect Response Force, Preserve Evidence
Evidence collection processes have sometimes determined the outcome of criminal proceedings. However, the crime scenes of today are making the process more difficult with the potential recovery of chemicals, explosives, biological or radiological materials. These aspects make it even more paramount to follow procedures to ensure safety of on-scene personnel and successful prosecution of criminals. Get Article »
Incident Command: All Hazards Emergency Planning
Emergency responders training in today’s climate are among some of the brightest citizens prepared to protect the nation and its territories. Responders are better educated and receive the most up-to-date training available. Get Article »
Protective Measures, Response Actions Prepare Law Enforcement for WMD Threats
The WMD threat facing today’s emergency responders is frighteningly real. Recent reports show that a terrorist attack using such weapons is likely by the end of 2013. In addition to manmade events, the potential for accidental chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) hazards also exists. Get Article »
Responding through training
—Preparing Emergency Response Providers for tomorrow’s threat
The Center for Domestic Preparedness trains emergency response providers from State, local, and tribal governments, as well as the Federal government, foreign governments, and private entities when appropriate. Since its establishment in 1998, the CDP has graduated more than 440,000 responder-students. Get Article »
Moulage casts reality with mock injuries
At first it appears to be the set of Hollywood’s latest horror film: torn tissue, blood, lacerations, broken bones and even vomit are enough to make the strongest person nauseous and woozy. But this isn’t theater—it’s the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Ala. Get Article »
Tribal Pandemic Response Training for Oneida Indian Nation
In 1997, hundreds of citizens in Hong Kong were infected with Avian Flu. In 1999, another strain of the avian flu made Hong Kong headlines when two children were infected. Although the viruses didn’t result in a pandemic, the ability to move from birds to humans created alarm. Experts fear that an influenza pandemic such as the avian flu could become global in the not so distant future. Get Article »
TRIAGE: The Cute, Cuddly Side of Disaster Response
The Center for Domestic Preparedness, located in Anniston, Ala., strives to be the training facility of choice for emergency response providers across the nation. One innovative approach to training is using stuffed animals during triage training in several courses. Get Article »
