The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) was founded in 1976. This page serves to preserve and celebrate the legacy of our early years and the people, activities, and accomplishments that made significant, substantial, and enduring contributions to flood risk management and the floodplain management profession as a whole.

While ASFPM’s story begins in 1976, the genesis for modern floodplain management was shaped by decades of earlier policies, disasters, and evolving ideas about how communities should reduce flood risk. Explore these pre-ASFPM historical milestones to learn more about the events and ideas that influenced the association’s founding and the profession itself.