Services

CDRP offers a wide variety of services and support, backed by over 28 years of experience in the field.

  • Exercise Design and Conduct
  • T.E.S.T.
  • Disaster Intelligence
  • UAS Training and Professional Development
  • Disaster Activation Support
  • UAS Services and Mission Support
  • Planning Support
  • Training
  • Curriculum Development
  • IT Development

Our Team

CDRP Faculty and Staff have decades of experience in a variety of fields, including emergency management, national security, crisis communications, aviation, exercise development, planning support, IT development, technical writing, and grant writing.

Contact Us

info@em.fsu.edu

850-644-9961

Who We Are

CDRP is an applied research center in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. We were created in 1976 as the Florida Public Affairs Center and adopted the CDRP name in 1996 when our focus shifted to primariliy disaster and emergency management issues. As an applied research center, our mandate is to translate cutting edge ideas and policy into practical products and projects for local, state and federal entities. We've built statewide bioterrism exercises, facilitated plan development, worked in emergency operations centers, and more. This real-world experience creates better solutions, and ties into our work in the classroom.

Practical + Academics = Pracademics

Pracademics! We pride ourselves on being an effective mix of academia and practical experience. We teach at FSU, and we bring that knowledge to bear on your EM related issues - creating solutions that are innovative and effective in the 'real-world'. Our staff has extensive experience in local, state and Federal emergency management and crisis response, as well as national intelligence and security. We've done training and exercises, completed mitigation projects, worked activations in state and local EOC's, responded/deployed to disasters, and worked to keep communities safe before, during, and after disasters.

This approach gives our clients the best of both worlds, particularly as we develop emerging technology into emergency management.

Our students are a valuable resource. Our students have varied backgrounds and majors, and they provide us with new insight on every project we do. Our students have developed evacuation plans in Haiti, collected data for the Red Cross in Belize, mapped remote areas, developed hazard assessments, worked in the State EOC during activations, and participated in countless exercises and training sessions.



Training and Exercises

Our staff are dedicated to providing the best training and exercise experience possible, both online and in the classroom. We have decades of real-world experience and expertise, ensuring your training and exercise program meets the learning needs of your organization. Custom solutions provide a firm foundation for success.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Our UAS team has worked for years both domestically and interationally on mitigation, preparedness and response missions, including deployments to Matthew, Harvey and Irma. We can provide UAS support, augment your Air Operations Branch, and coordinate a variety of resources.

Disaster Intelligence

Good information drives good decisions. We have worked at deriving solid disaster-related open source intelligence since 2011, and we can bring that expertise to bear on your jurisdiction's latest crisis. Disaster Intelligence allows your decision makers to be better informed, faster, than ever before.


Services Available

Exercise Design and Conduct

CDRP has extensive experience in all levels of exercise design - from seminars to full-scales. Our services include HSEEP development as well as marketing, branding and delivery. We have a developed and delivered tabletop exercises for Federal agencies, Statewide Full Scale Exercises, and repeated series of exercises at the local level. Our subject matter expertise combined with our exercise qualifications create a cost-effective solution.

Some of our more notable exercises include:

Seminole Storm, Good Luck Charley, Panhandle Particle Plume Series, Influenze Control Exercise, Market Mayhem Series, eXtreme eXposure Series, Pandemic Pandemonium, Beleaguered Bus (named “Model Practice” by NACCHO), Caduceus Shield, Bioshield

Tabletop Exercise System Technology

Tabletop Exercise System Technology (TEST) is a ground-breaking system for conducting computer-mediated tabletop exercise. TEST allows a small team of facilitators to condcut engaging and educational tabletop exercises for groups of virtually any size. TEST brings lifelike injects into the exericise, ensuring that particpants are kept 'in the moment' and working the scenario. This immersive environment allows a thorough review of an organization's planning and operating procedeures - exposing issues before a real-world event strikes.

TEST allows for rapid exercise development and efficient uses of resources - making your exercise more effective and successful. Participants in a TEST exercise can cover more material, interact with other teams, and learn in a safe and constructive envirnment.

TEST is available for license or as part of an exercise design project.

Disaster Intelligence

No agency, organization, or company ever has enough information during a disaster. CDRP helps fill this gap through the use of open source intelligence (OSINT) and data visualization. We have leveraged OSINT for actionable information since 2011, including law enforcement actions, electon outcomes, public health events, numerous tropical storms/hurricanes, and flooding events. We work with our partners to develop a specific collection plan, and provide tailored reports and visualizations on a pre-determined schedule.

CDRP manages the State of Florida's TAK Server and infrastructure. We can help you get your TAK program up and running to support both daily and incident activities.

UAS Training and Professional Development

Our small UAS experience in emergency management is matched by very few organizations. We can develop a custom program of instruction for your operators as well as develop programs and policies for your agency or business. We offer custom classes or pre-developed certificates on UAS operations and management.

Our UAS training offerings include:

  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Technician
  • Unmanned Aircraft Systems Response Specialist
  • Disaster Mapping and Modeling

Planning Support and Development

No, we can't write your emergency operations plan. Well, we can - we are good - but it won't help you. What we can do is facilitate your planning process. That means we can guide you through the planning process and ensure you develop an effective plan for your organization. This includes hazard analysis, hazard profiling, the concept of operations, annexes and appendicies, and Supporting Material.

Why can't we write your plan? Because without your input and assistance, the plan will miss crucial information and may not be effective during an emergency. Even more important - if you don't write it, you won't read it. With our help, however, we will make the process painless (well, less painful) for your organization.

UAS Services and Mission Support

CDRP provides UAS services to a variety of clients and missions, including mitigation support, damage assessment, and search services. Our UAS team is on standby to assist you with any incident or disaster. We have worked for non-profit organzations, local law enforcement, county emergency management, and state agencies.

Sample services/mission support available include:

  • Search and Rescue
  • Damage Assessment
  • Incident/Accident Reconstruction
  • Mapping Support and 3D Modeling
  • Law Enforcement Support, Including K9 Support
  • Coastal/Beach Monitoring (Pre-storm and post-storm)
  • Wildland Firefighting Support
  • Event Security and Support

Curriculum Development

We offer custom curriculum development from a team of experienced designers. We can create content for your online or classroom classes, tied to your specific learning objectives and outcomes. Content authoring, presentation design, instructor materials, and assessments can all be included - custom branded to fit your organization. Our services will give your instructors all the material they need to conduct a successful class for your staff or clients.

Training Development

Good training provides the foundation for good performance. Our experts in emergency management focused training can teach your existing material, or we can develop and conduct customized training to fit your specific needs. We have courses on UAS applications, disaster intelligence, and executive crisis management ready to go now, at your location or ours. We mix lecture with class discussion and hands-on activities to drive home learning objectives and meet the needs of students. Our experience in the classroom and in the field creates an engaged and active learning environment - and avoids student boredom. We can combine training sessions with discussion based (tabletop) exerises to enhance learning and ensure your organization is ready to face a variety of scenarios. Contact us today and get your organization's training needs evaluated.



Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to develop and exercise?

Exercise design times can range from a few weeks to a few months - depending on the complexity and type of exercise you need. We develop custom objectives, tied to your organziation's needs, and guide you through the sometimes daunting HSEEP (Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program) process. From your intial concept, we create engaging discussion-based and operatons-based exercises, complete with custom injects that engage partcipants and maximize learning.

Are you a state agency? Yes, we are. This can simplify your procurement process - check with your procurement and contract specialists.
Can you provide CEUs? Yes, we can provide CEUs. Contact us for more details and pricing.
Can you teach our existing training class? Our instructors can teach your existing material, or design new content - it depends on your needs. We are experienced in face-to-face instruction as well as online facilitation of course material.
Can you custom develop a training curriculuum? Yes! From simple half day trainings to multi-day or week long training sessions, we can build what you need.
Will you write our plan for us? We can, but you don't want us to. Planning requires engagement from the organization, and it is best accomplished with a combined team of insiders and outside professionals. We guide you through the development of your plan - ensuring that you and your organization are ready to execute in a time of crisis.
Do you only teach in Tallahassee? No. We can teach at our facilties at FSU in Tallahassee, or we can come to you. Online training is also available.

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