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2012 Annual Course Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor Led Training (ILT) courses for deliveries that occurred during calendar year […]
2012 Annual Report
The year 2011-12 marks the sixth year of operation for the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC), a part of the […]
2013 Annual Performance Reports
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor Led Training (ILT) courses for deliveries that occurred during calendar year […]
2014 Annual Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2015 Annual Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2016 Annual Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2017 Annual Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2018 Annual Performance Report
his report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2018 Annual Report
This report summarizes the activities of RDPC during the calendar year 2018 (January 1 – December 31, 2018). The report […]
2019 Annual Performance Report
This report outlines the performance results of RDPC’s Instructor-Led Training (ILT) ad Web-Based Courses for deliveries that occurred during the […]
2019 National Tribal and Rural Training Needs Assessment
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 National Tribal and Rural Training Needs […]
Capabilities Assessment Tool (form)
This form can assist faith-based organizations when performing a capabilities assessment. Capabilities Assessment Tool Publication date: March 17, 2015
Event Security Planning Tool
The Event Security Planning (ESP) Tool, a job aid provided for participants of MGT 335: Event Security Planning for Public […]
FEMA Tribal Policy
This policy establishes how FEMA operates with regard to tribal governments, and outlines a framework for nation-to-nation relations with tribal […]
FEMA: Community Lifelines Implementation Toolkit
Comprehensive information and resources for implementing lifelines during incident response. FEMA developed the community lifelines construct to increase effectiveness in […]
Finding Ways to Maximize Limited Resources
This article from TechBeat covers the RDPC’s Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents course. TechBeat describes how the course benefited the rural community […]
Homeland Security Digital Library
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and […]
National Disaster Recovery Framework
The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) establishes a common platform and forum for how the whole community builds, sustains, and […]
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Communities across the Nation experience a diverse set of threats, hazards, and events. The size, frequency, complexity, and scope of […]
National Incident Management System Senior Leader Toolkit
Release of the Senior Leaders Toolkit May 2019 FEMA’s National Integration Center has released a Senior Leader Toolkit, a resource […]
National Level Exercise 2011: Research Brief
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) conducted an examination of […]
National Mitigation Framework
The National Mitigation Framework sets the strategy and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the Mitigation […]
National Planning System
The National Planning System provides a unified approach and common terminology to plan for all-threats and hazards and across all […]
National Preparedness System
The purpose of this page is to provide an overview of the National Preparedness System, which is intended to be used […]
National Response Framework (NRF)
The National Response Framework is a guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It […]
National Training Needs Assessment 2014-2015
Rural communities throughout the United States continue to face persistent and ever-changing threats and hazards. A full understanding of the […]
NIMS Guideline for Mutual Aid
The NIMS Guideline for Mutual Aid is designed to help enhance mutual aid efforts by providing stakeholders with common practice and […]
NIMS ICS Forms Booklet
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Booklet, FEMA 502-2, is designed to assist emergency response […]
NIMS Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) provides a “no cost” resource inventory tool. The Incident Resource […]
NIMS Intelligence/Investigations Function Guidance and Field Operations Guide
The NIMS Intelligence/Investigations Function Guidance and Field Operations Guide provides guidance on utilizing and integrating the Intelligence/Investigations Function while adhering […]
NIMS National Qualification Systems (NQS)
FEMA is leading a whole community effort to strengthen the Resource Management component of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) […]
Rallying to Rescue San Clemente Island Goats in Midwest Flood
RDPC provides emergency preparedness training to thousands of emergency responders each year. We strive to ensure that small, rural and […]
RDPC academic partner teams up with Dräger, INC
Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) academic partner The University of Findlay (Ohio) All Hazards Training Center announced this week that […]
RDPC looks at obstacles near Mexican border
Members of the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) of Somerset recently traveled to Arizona to meet with U.S. Border Patrol […]
RDPC Student Practices Skills Learned in AWR 209
“I completed the course AWR 209: Working with the Media: A Short Course for Rural First Responders not knowing that […]
RDPC’s School Safety Courses Make an Impact
RDPC’s School Safety Courses Make an Impact The Center for Rural Development’s, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC), and their academic […]
Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium teams up with CDP for training week
For the first time, the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) teamed up with the CDP to offer training specifically to […]
Rural First Responders Bring Training Up to Speed
Domestic preparedness consortium boosts training for rural first responders Published by: Govtech.com Written by: Mike Curran / January 9, 2008 […]
Rural Homeland Security Resources for Local Officials
What Information and Funding Resources are available for Local Governments in Rural Communities? The USDA Rural Information Center (USDA RIC) […]
Rural Preparedness Quarterly: Version 15
After attending the RDPC course AWR 225 CBRNE Response for Rural First Responders, many participants were prepared for a massive […]
Survey feedback from MGT 335: Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) recently provided the MGT 335: Event Security Planning for Public Safety Professionals training course […]
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium has Surpassed 100,000 Students Trained
The Center for Rural Development is pleased to announce that the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) has surpassed it’s 100,000th […]
Training to Action
“Training to Action” details the real-world application of RDPC training by students during emergency situations. These examples demonstrate that the […]
Tribal Nations Report
Training Needs Of Emergency Responders In Tribal Nations: An RDPC Comprehensive Report Established in 2005 by Congress, the Rural Domestic […]