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September 17, 2014

The Best Practice Portfolio has just released 11 new stories describing the use of Hazus-MH

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The Best Practice Portfolio has just released 11 new stories describing the use of Hazus-MH A Best Practice tells a story, generally with a human-interest approach, of how a mitigation activity or project worked. The Portfolio itself is searchable by project, keyword, hazard, and region (state, county, etc.). The Best Practices Portfolio is a way…

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September 15, 2014

Technical Mapping Advisory Council to hold first meeting Sept. 30-Oct. 1

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FEMA Announces First Meeting of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council The US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Sept. 15 the first public meeting of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council, scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1, at the USGS auditorium in Reston, VA.The TMAC was established to review and make recommendations to FEMA…

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September 10, 2014

Thinking about becoming a Certified Floodplain Manager or know someone contemplating it?

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Are you thinking about becoming a Certified Floodplain Manager? Two CFMs explain in this five-minute video why they decided to become certified, and how it has enhanced their professional careers and communities they serve. The Association of State Floodplain Managers established a national program for professional certification of floodplain managers, which brings credibility to the…

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