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Training Calendar

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

For more information, contact Lee Bennett at lee.bennett@vdem.virginia.gov.

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is the principal vehicle through which the Office of Domestic Preparedness identifies, develops, tests and delivers training to state and local emergency responders. The NDPC membership includes ODP's Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.; the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Louisiana State University; Texas A&M University; and the Department of Energy's National Security Technologies (LLC). ODP uses a number of specialized institutions to design and deliver its training programs. These include private contractors, other federal and state agencies, the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute at St. Petersburg Junior College, the U.S. Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal, and the National Sheriff's Association.

Training Locations and Courses:

• Chemical, Biological, ICS and Law Enforcment courses:
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Center for Domestic Preparedness - Anniston, Ala.
• Explosives courses:
  Energetic Materials Research & Testing Center - New Mexico Tech - Socorro, N.M.
• Radiological courses:
  U.S. Department of Energy - National Security Technologies (LLC)

More information:

• Office for Domestic Preparedness WMD Course Catalog [887kb PDF]
• FEMA Compendium of Federal Training [external link - opens in a new browser window]