ASFPM sent letters to Congress today urging them to restore FEMA’s Flood Mapping Budget. If timely and accurate flood mapping is not done, it is impossible to determine the flood risk so that property owners can protect their investment and safety. The FEMA Flood Mapping Program has led, and continues to lead, our national effort…
Heads up from FEMA on April 1, 2017 NFIP changes Roy Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, sent Bulletin W-16071 late September that provides notice of the changes NFIP will implement effective April 1, 2017. Several changes result from continued implementation of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of…
Nearly two-thirds of the Lower 48 states face an elevated risk for flooding through May, with the potential for major or moderate flooding in 25 states, according to NOAA’s U.S. Spring Outlook issued today. The majority of the country is favored to experience above-average precipitation this spring, increasing the flood risk.
FEMA to Assess Future Over-the-Air Broadcast Alerting Technology Oct. 20, 2015 WASHINGTON —The Federal Emergency Management Agency National Continuity Programs’ Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division has begun to assess the feasibility of a public alert and warning capability that is being developed in the private sector. New technologies could deliver detailed emergency information…
