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2022 RDPC Performance Report

The 2022 RDPC Performance Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click here […]

2022 RDPC Annual Report

The 2022 RDPC Annual Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click here […]

2021 RDPC Performance Report

The 2021 RDPC Performance Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

2021 RDPC Annual Report

The 2021 RDPC Annual Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

2020 RDPC Performance Report

The 2020 RDPC Performance Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

2020 RDPC Annual Report

The 2020 RDPC Annual Report provides valuable insight and details rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

2019 RDPC Performance Report

The 2020 RDPC Performance Report provides valuable data and highlights rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

2019 RDPC Annual Report

The 2019 RDPC Annual Report provides valuable insight and details rural training success throughout the U.S. and its territories. Click […]

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 Response Framework (NRF)

The National Response Framework is a guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It […]

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 Mitigation Framework

The National Mitigation Framework sets the strategy and doctrine for how the whole community builds, sustains, and delivers the Mitigation […]

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 […]

Capabilities Assessment Tool (form)

This form can assist faith-based organizations when performing a capabilities assessment. Capabilities Assessment Tool Publication date: March 17, 2015

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 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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

Tribal Nations Report

Training Needs Of Emergency Responders In Tribal Nations: An RDPC Comprehensive Report Established in 2005 by Congress, the Rural Domestic […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Training to Action

“Training to Action” details the real-world application of RDPC training by students during emergency situations. These examples demonstrate that 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 RDPC 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 […]