U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Center For Domestic Preparedness

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is located in Anniston, Alabama, on the former site of Fort McClellan Army Base and provides specialized training to first responders in the management of incidents of domestic terrorism (CDP Factsheet). The CDP is a state of the art training facility and provides a high level of both class room and hands-on experience to students.

Courses Offered:

WMD Technical Emergency Response Training Course (TERT)

WMD Hazardous Material Technician Training Course (HT)

WMD Incident Command Training Course (IC)

WMD Hands-On Training Course (HOT)

WMD Law Enforcement Protective Measures (LEPM)

Instructor Training Certification Course (ITC)

WMD Emergency Medical Services Training (EMS)

WMD Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Technician Training (ER HazMat)

Photo of my group during our final
exercise during a WMD-EMS Operations
course at the CDP in September 2005.
(95 degrees outside that day!)

-- KyleWilliams - 29 Nov 2005