August 14, 2018
Nearly 160 groups sign letter regarding Farm Bill
By News Editor
Nearly 160 groups, including ASFPM, signed a letter to House and Senate committee members, encouraging continued progress on the upcoming Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2018. Read the full letter here.
June 27, 2018
Your Voice is Needed to Help Develop a Community Flood Risk Guidebook
By News Editor
Your Voice is Needed to Help Develop a Community Flood Risk Guidebook Written by Tim Trautman, P.E., CFM, Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Storm Water Services Program Manager & ASFPM’s Mitigation Pod Facilitator Our profession recognizes hazards are an act of God and nature. We live in a beautiful, dynamic and sometimes violent world. However, our modern society has…
June 18, 2018
ASFPM Comments on Draft National Mitigation Investment Strategy
By News Editor
The Association of State Floodplain Managers, with its 18,000 members nationwide and 36 chapters, is pleased to submit comments on the draft National Mitigation Investment Strategy. In order to protect life and property and reduce the unsustainable expense of flood disasters to the federal taxpayer, we must improve the coordination and effectiveness of mitigation investments.…
February 14, 2018
ASFPM develops fact sheet for FHA 203(k)
By News Editor
ASFPM develops fact sheet for FHA 203(k) , a finance option to reduce flood losses for homeowners. In an attempt to revitalize neighborhoods that were run down, the Federal Housing Administration created the 203(k) Rehabilitation Program, which has been around since the 1970s. It was originally designed to encourage families in the low- to moderate-income…
June 9, 2015
Insider’s Q & A with Randy Behm
By News Editor
ASFPM organized a Question & Answer with Randall Behm, PE, CFM, and Chair of theNational Nonstructural Flood Proofing Committee with the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the Omaha District. Q: How about we start with your background. Where did you go to college, and what is your degree in? A: I graduated in May…
January 8, 2010
Larson Appointed to FEMA’s National Advisory Committee
By News Editor
The Association of State Floodplain Manager’s Executive Director, Larry A. Larson, has been appointed to FEMA’s National Advisory Council and will be sworn it at its February meeting. Larson will join 34 other members who are appointed by the FEMA Administrator based on their expertise. They will serve three-year terms. The Council advises FEMA on…