Welcome to the NDPC

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) is a professional alliance sponsored through the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA National Preparedness Directorate.

The consortium is made up of seven members, including the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Louisiana State University's Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education (National Center for Biomedical Research and Training), Texas A&M University National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (TEEX), the Department of Energy’s Nevada Test Site (NTS), the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), and the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii (NDPTC).

Each of these organizations has distinguished themselves nationally as experts in chemicals, explosives, radiological/nuclear devices, bioterrorism, counter-terrorism, agroterrorism, and emergency management systems. NDPC reflects the missions of all these organizations with its commitment to provide quality, cost-effective counter-terrorism training to the nation’s emergency responders.
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Letter from the Chairman

As chairman of the NDPC, I am always happy to report when things are going well. The consortium has been working hard to improve and accomplish its goals. Since the last quarter, we have increased our total participants by over 65,000 and our total deliveries by over 21,000. This is a great accomplishment by the consortium, and I am proud of the time and effort everyone has given.

Our first priority as a consortium is to fulfill our mission through training. As you read through the articles in this newsletter, you will find how each consortium member is going above and beyond to accomplish this task.

The NDPC continues to develop new courses and gain certification in response to current threats to our nation’s security. Our ability to swiftly respond to the changing preparedness needs is key to
our success.

There is no doubt in my mind that the NDPC will continue to excel in fulfilling our mission. I am excited to see what else the NDPC will accomplish in the future.

Jim Fernandez
NDPC Chairman