October 24, 2018
ASFPM Shares LID & GI Knowledge, While Soaking in Chinese Sponge City Sites
By News Editor
Written by Bill Brown, P.E., ASFPM’s Flood Science Center Director ASFPM received an invitation from the China Urban Infrastructure Chamber of Commerce to participate in the 2018 Third China Sponge City International Exchange Conference Sept. 27-29, 2018 in Nanjing, China. The conference was an opportunity to convey experiences, information on new technologies and products related…
October 23, 2018
FEMA Releases New Bulletin Aligning Mitigation Planning and the Community Rating System
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Written by Amanda Sharma, MBA, MRLS, CFM – FEMA Headquarters Mitigation Planner/Analytics FEMA’s local mitigation planning and the CRS program’s Activity 510 Floodplain Management Planning are aimed at guiding communities through a planning process that can help them move from being aware of their natural hazard risk to acting to reduce it. Nationwide, more than…
October 23, 2018
Policy Matters! The October 2018 Edition
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Flood Map Coalition Revived ASFPM and the National Association of Realtors organized a meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss bringing back the former Flood Map Coalition. The group agreed that due to challenges to future mapping priorities, and to securing adequate funding, the Flood Map Coalition should be revived. The original map coalition, in existence…
October 22, 2018
What’s the ASFPM Foundation been up to?
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Do you know a university student enrolled in floodplain management-related courses? Please encourage them to enter the ASFPM Foundation’s 9th Annual Collegiate Student Paper Competition. Finalists receive a stipend to help with travel expenses to present their papers at the 2019 ASFPM annual national conference May 19-23 in Cleveland, Ohio. Prizes of up to a…
October 18, 2018
New approaches to flood risk management: The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
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Written by Michael Szoenyi, MSc, MAS Natural Hazards Management ETH, Flood Resilience Program, Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland Increased flooding around the world means a greater need for practical ways to address flood-risk management. In 2013, Zurich Insurance Group established a multi-sectoral Flood Resilience Alliance, bringing together private sector, academic and non-governmental institutions. The principles which…
October 18, 2018
October 2018 Meetings in DC
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After a full day of meetings with the Assistant Secretary for the Army on Civil Works (water policy), FEMA (Coastal Barrier Resources System and flood mapping), and EPA (wetland protection and managing flood hazards), ASFPM and ASWM leaders discuss the possible outcomes. L-R: Merrie Inderfurth and David Conrad (ASFPM legislative liaisons), Marla Stelk (director of…
October 18, 2018
Not an ASFPM Member Yet? The Benefits May Surprise You!
By News Editor
Many ASFPM members initially joined the association for the discount to our annual national conference, the one place you can go to learn about all aspects of floodplain management: natural processes, human behavior, risk analysis, actuarial insurance ratings, engineering analyses of flooding and mitigation, economic analyses of policy decisions and public policy. Others joined for…
October 15, 2018
Timing is Everything When It Comes to Communicating Flood Risks & Solutions
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As a flood risk professional, you know when your flood season begins. It’s different all over the country. If you’re in a mountainous area in the West, you know you’re going to have snow melt in the spring. That means you need to plan a risk communication and outreach campaign well in advance of the…
October 10, 2018
What Value has ASFPM Membership brought to your Professional Career & Personal Life?
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“I became an ASFPM member to get the discount on the CFM exam, but I remain a member because of the positive impact it brings to my career and life,” said Karen McHugh, Missouri’s state floodplain manager and ASFPM’s former board treasurer and secretary. “Becoming a member and getting involved with the ASFPM Board brings…
October 9, 2018
Showing off the National Flood Barrier Testing and Certification Program
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Making sure communities have the products and knowledge to ensure their resiliency is a priority for ASFPM and our partners. We were honored to be invited to the U.S. Capitol Sept. 25 to participate in an interactive technology demonstration and conversation hosted by the Congressional Smart Cities Caucus and Department of Homeland Security. Our booth…