Responders from across the country train at the Center for Domestic Preparedness and return to their hometowns with specialized skills and experience. CDP alumni use this experience to help their own communities during real world events. These are some of their stories. If you or your agency has an experience using CDP training in a real-world event,
Environmental Health Response to Alabama Tornadoes
The severe tornadoes that swept through Alabama on April 27, 2011 destroyed more than 6,000
square miles and claimed 248 lives. Read Full Article »
CDP Training Pays Off for Montana Civil Disobedience Team
The city of Helena, Mont. garnered
national attention in mid-July 2011 when
approximately 70 environmental activists from Montana
and other states gathered at the state capitol
to dispute construction of a planned pipeline from
Alberta, Canada through Montana. Read Full Article »
CDP Training Vital to North Dakota Flood Response
As Bill Brown received flood condition updates in June 2011, city officials were preparing for the worst overflow in more than 130 years. Read Full Article »
CDP Training Affects Tornado Response: Joplin's Hospital Evacuates
In May 2011,
as tornado
sirens sounded,
hospital
workers at St.
John's Regional
Medical Center
rushed to pull
183 patients to
safety as one
of the largest
tornadoes on record bared down on their southwestern
Missouri city. Read Full Article »
A very real payoff for preparedness training
What prompted an NYPD officer who was notified of a smoking vehicle to evacuate Times Square? Some of the CDP training he'd received in New York City helped him take this decisive action that protected citizens from an attempted car bombing attack. Read Full Article »
Mayors & First Responder Training
Learn how a local mayor uses the CDP's unique training to enhance preparedness in his city, and his advice for other local officials wanting to help their own communities prepare for all hazards. Read Full Article »
CDP Student Puts Specialized Training To Use Following Haiti Earthquake
A CDP alum found the training he went through in Anniston prepared him for deployment on a medical mission following the Haiti earthquake. Read Full Article »
CDP Training Helped Communities Prepare for Real World Pandemic
Several alumni used what they learned in the CDP’s Pandemic Influenza Planning and Preparedness (P3) course to help their own communities during the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak. Read Full Article »
Colorado Responder Credits CDP Training with Response Success
Colorado Responder Bill Mayfield has attended eight specialized training courses at FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and has an impressive multi-disciplinary background in healthcare, fire fighting, emergency management, and hazardous materials. Read Full Article »
Iowa Nurse Credits CDP Training For Successful Flood Response
When the Cedar River reached historic flood levels June 2008 and forced the evacuation of as many as 10,000 townspeople from nearby Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a local nurse knew exactly what to do thanks to specialized training she'd received from FEMA's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). Read Full Article »
