National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium consists of the below listed training institutions.  These institutions provide low cost, or no cost, training for first responders from many different disciplines.  Each has courses available at their facilities and some have mobile units in place to bring training to local jurisdictions.

Please visit each of these websites to assess the training that is available to you as a first responder.

If you have questions regarding any of these courses, please contact either the particular training institution or the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) Training Program Coordinator.

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Alabama, is the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s only federally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training center.

To find out more about training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, go to: 

Center for Domestic Preparedness

NCBRT-ACE specializes in curriculum on biological terrorism agents and topics in the law enforcement discipline, including prevention and deterrence.  The biological curriculum is based on completed and ongoing studies on agents, such as anthrax, through a bio-safety level three laboratory.

To find out more about training at the NCBRT-ACE at Louisiana State University, go to:

Louisiana State University 

TEEX's NERRTC was established to train local and state officials and emergency responders to prepare for and respond to acts of terrorism including those involving the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and other special incidents.

To find out more about training at the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), go to: 

Texas Engineering Extension Service 

EMRTC is known worldwide for its research and evaluation of explosive materials and is a division of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech). New Mexico Tech specializes in science and engineering education and research. EMRTC is located on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro, New Mexico.

To view the course brochure, go to:

IRTB/PRSBI Course Brochure [PDF - 237KB]

To find out more about training at New Mexico Tech, go to: 

New Mexico Tech (NMT) 

The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Nevada Test Site is designated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the National Center for Combating Terrorism for responder preparation.

To find out more about training at Nevada Test Site, go to:

Nevada Test Site