The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

Overview

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is the principal vehicle through which FEMA identifies, develop, tests, and delivers training to state and local emergency responders. The NDPC membership include:

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP):

The CDP provides hands-on specialized training to state and local emergency responders in the management and remediation of WMD incidents. Located at the former home of the U.S. Army Chemical School, Fort McClellan, the CDP conducts live chemical agent training for the nation's civilian emergency response community. The training emergency responders receive at the CDP provides a valid method for ensuring high levels of confidence in equipment, procedures, and individual capabilities. For more information, please visit the Center for Domestic Preparedness website located at https://cdp.dhs.gov/.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (National Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center)

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (National Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center) (NMIMT) offers live explosive training including the use of field exercises and classroom instruction. NMIMT is the lead NDPC partner for explosives and firearms, live explosives, and incendiary devices training. For more information, please visit the NMIMT website at http://www.emrtc.nmt.edu/.

Louisiana State University (LSU) (Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education)

LSU provides training to law enforcement agencies and focuses its efforts on the delivery of the Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts for Law Enforcement Course, and the development and delivery of the Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents Course. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu/.

Texas A&M University - National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center

Texas A&M University (National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center)delivers a set of courses to prepare state and local officials for the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction. Courses are developed and designed to provide each specific segment of the emergency response community with the tools needed to accomplish its role in the event of a WMD incident. Additionally, Texas A&M has developed an Interactive Internet WMD Awareness Course for emergency responders. Texas A&M also provides technical assistance to state and local jurisdictions in the development of WMD assessment plans. More information can be found on their website located at http://teexweb.tamu.edu/.

U.S. Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site

The U.S. Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site (National Exercise, Test, and Training Center) (NTS) conducts large scale field exercises using a wide range of live agent stimulants as well as explosives. NTS develops and delivers a Radiological/Nuclear Agents Course. Visit the U.S. Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site website at http://www.nv.doe.gov/default.htm for more information.

Last Modified: Wednesday, 12-Sep-2007 16:41:44 EDT