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