The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), located in Anniston, Ala., is the only Congressionally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training center for civilians. The CDP specializes in providing resident and non-resident advanced hands-on, all-hazards training for America’s state, local, and tribal emergency responders in their mission to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from terrorist acts and other catastrophic events, especially those involving WMD or hazardous materials. The CDP cutting-edge training incorporates the nation’s only toxic chemical agent training facility for civilian responders and a fully scoped hospital used for training mass casualty incident management for healthcare and public health professionals. When appropriate, the CDP can train other federal government, foreign, and private responders on a reimbursable, not-to-interfere basis.