Recent News

'Take away the fear factor': LSU center offers training on school shooting response

The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

First responders complete mass casuality training

Connecticut Post

Unscrambling the terror threat

Security & Border and CST/CBRNE

Keep Calm and Collaborate

EMS World Magazine

NDPC 2017 Annual Report Now Available

NDPC Commemorates 20 Years of Preparedness Through Training

This year marks the 20th year since the establishment of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, or NDPC, which has made a substantial impact on the nation's preparedness. Since 1998, NDPC training has benefited more than 2,746,418 participants in all 50 states and each U.S. territory. In fiscal year 2017 alone, 173,951 participants were trained.

LSU-NCBRT Now Offering Updated Course

Louisiana State University's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training is now scheduling its updated "Site Protection through Observational Techniques" course. This course update includes many changes.

Experts Use CAMEO Suite to Provide Vital Data to Hurricane Harvey Response Teams

Instructors with the Louisiana State University National Center for Biomedical Research and Training worked together with colleagues to use data from the "Introduction to Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) Suite" classes taught in the area affected by Hurricane Harvey to identify chemical storage facilities in the hurricane's aftermath.

Summer 2017 NDPC Newsletter Now Available

LSU Center Plays a Major Role in the Fight Against Terrorism

Louisiana State University is on the front lines in the fight against terrorism through one of its federally funded centers, the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training. The center develops and provides counterterrorism training to responders across the U.S. and its territories. Since its inception in 1998, LSU-NCBRT has trained 356,203 participants.