March 13, 2019
ASFPM Chair Testifies before House Committee on Financial Services
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ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm testified March 13, 2019 before the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing titled, “Preparing for the Storm: Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.” Read our written testimony at: https://eadn-wc02-4568911.nxedge.io/ace-images/ASFPMTestimony_HouseFinancialServices_03-13-19_Final.pdf Read more about the hearing at: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=109090 Read ASFPM’s “Priorities for 2019 NFIP Reauthorization and Reform.” Watch the
March 1, 2019
Decertification…Did You Know?
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Maintaining high professional standards and reinforcing ethical practices helps preserve the value of the CFM credential and strengthens the floodplain management profession.
February 25, 2019
Going to Court: Tips for Floodplain Managers
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Reprinted with permission from the February 2019 issue of Floodplain Management Tips from the Kansas Department of Agriculture/Division of Water Resources/Floodplain Management Team. Although the article is written for a Kansas audience, the tips are applicable to a wider audience. As always, check with your legal department for legal advice and before you go to
February 25, 2019
EMI 291 Training, Community Dam Safety, Preparedness & Mitigation, held in California
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FEMA, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Specialized Training Institute teamed up to provide training on dam safety, preparedness and risk mitigation. Dam safety is no longer dam owners’ and operators’ sole responsibility, but a concerted community effort of emergency planners and managers, emergency service providers, land use and transportation planners, community
February 25, 2019
FEMA News You Can Use
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FEMA Chief Brock Long resigns. FEMA Chief Brock Long resigns. Peter Gaynor will serve as Acting FEMA Administrator: https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2019/02/13/resignation-fema-administrator-brock-long FEMA Renews its Reinsurance Program by Transferring $1.32 Billion of Flood Risk to the Private Market Under the Jan. 1, 2019 Reinsurance Agreement, reinsurers agreed to indemnify FEMA for flood losses from individual flood events. FEMA
February 22, 2019
ASFPM Foundation news about three semifinalists selected for the 2019 Student Paper Competition
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The ASFPM Foundation is pleased to announce that the three semifinalists have been selected for the 2019 Student Paper Competition. We would like to thank all who helped to get the word out about the competition. Ten abstracts were submitted by individuals and groups of undergraduate and graduate students across the country, with one entry
February 22, 2019
Summary of the 10th Flood Risk Symposium of the “German Association for Water, Waste Water and Waste”
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Written for ASFPM by Dr. Klaus Piroth, CDM Smith, Conference Technical Chair On Nov. 29, the 10th Flood Risk Symposium of the “German Association for Water, Waste Water and Waste” was held in Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The symposium was established as one of the outcomes of the research project RIMAX (Risk Management
February 22, 2019
The EU Floods Directive’s implementation may offer ideas for the future direction of the NFIP
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By David Powers, CDM Smith, ASFPM International Committee Co-chair It has been widely acknowledged that part of the NFIP’s reform should include moving toward a risk-informed approach to flood mapping. This position has been asserted by: NAS 2013 report “Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices” Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act
February 22, 2019
Policy Matters! for February 2019
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Policy Matters! Larry Larson, P.E., CFM Director Emeritus – Senior Policy Advisor, ASFPM Private flood insurance has been part of the NFIP reauthorization for the past seven years, but particularly the last two years. Why should flood risk professionals care about how or why the private sector enters the flood insurance market? Let me start
February 22, 2019
ASFPM welcomes all of our new members who joined in January 2019!
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Lea Adams, USACE, Davis, CA Jack Applegate, Northwest Code Professionals, Eugene, OR Errol Arnett, Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville, GA Meagan Bailey, Columbia County, WA Norman Bailey, Electric Power Systems, Anchorage, AK Brett Baker, One Concern, Los Altos, CA David Barron, Ciy of Nome, AK Dylan Battles, City of West Palm Beach, FL Alvin Bishop, Florida Div.