February 15, 2024
Four Reasons for Optimism on the Flood Risk Management Front
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
The common thread to all of these initiatives is a connection to codes or standards.
October 16, 2023
FEMA’s Proposed Rule on FFRMS: What Floodplain Managers Need to Know
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
FEMA is making changes to both the 8-step process and the standard that applies to FEMA’s actions
August 15, 2023
Heavy Hearts for Hawaii
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
We can and we must do better; and as hazards professionals, it is on us to help lead the way.
February 15, 2023
Give States the Power to Lead TA Efforts for Hazard Mitigation
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
No one knows a community’s needs, barriers, and opportunities better than state staff who are familiar with each state’s people, policies, programs, and laws.
December 15, 2022
The Road to Resilience?
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
There are many paths for an agency to become a successful resilience agency and I am not remotely convinced that this approach is one of them
August 15, 2022
Rethinking Relocation Assistance for More Equitable Outcomes
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
The way we administer relocation assistance payments is broken. Here’s how it could be improved to keep more people safe from flooding and out of harm’s way.
April 1, 2022
Meet Me in Orlando!
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
What makes ASFPM conferences so special can be summed up as the 3Ps: people, presentations, and products.
February 1, 2022
RFI…And We Are Off!!
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
If the NFIP minimum standards were revised to include just these two standards, we would have an entirely new approach to land development and its relationship with flood hazard areas and avoid billions of dollars of future flood losses.
December 1, 2021
Historic Opportunity for Lasting Change
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
These may be some of the most exciting times that I have ever experienced as a floodplain manager. But, it is going to be incumbent on all of us to make sure that these investments, policies, and programs make a lasting and tangible difference in reducing flood risk and protecting our nation’s valuable floodplain resources.