August 4, 2022
BRIC and FMA Competitive Selections Announced for FY2021
By News Editor
For BRIC, FEMA selected projects across all 10 FEMA regions with 53 states and territories, the District of Columbia and 271 different communities, including 33 tribes. The Flood Mitigation Assistance projects will go to 19 states and 72 different communities.
August 3, 2022
What is a Flash Flood? A Civil Engineer Explains
By Janey Camp, PhD, PE, GISP, CFM
Flash floods often catch people by surprise, even though weather forecasters and emergency personnel try to warn and prepare communities.
August 1, 2022
ASFPM Founder Larry Larson Retires After 60 Years of Service to Floodplain Management
By Mary Bart
ASFPM staff members past and present came together to celebrate the retirement of the ASFPM founder and the man whose name has been synonymous with ASFPM since the association began in 1977.
July 29, 2022
Overcoming Obstacles to Buyouts
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Burdensome timelines, insufficient funding for low-income families, and lack of comparable housing often stymie buyout programs
July 26, 2022
ASFPM Creates New Award to Honor Margaret A. Davidson, Recognize Climate Resilience
By Mary Bart
When ASFPM opens the nomination process for the 2023 ASFPM Awards later this year, there will be an entirely new award named in honor of this coastal management pioneer and true visionary in the field.
July 26, 2022
Celebrating New CFM’s – May & June 2022
By News Editor
Congratulations to this cadre of newly minted Certified Floodplain Managers
July 25, 2022
ASFPM Makes Recommendations for FEMA Funding
By News Editor
Key recommendations ASFPM detailed in a letter to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding FEMA funding for fiscal year 2023.
July 20, 2022
New Resource on State Flood Risk Disclosure Requirements
By Mary Bart
The new guide identifies states with the strongest flood risk disclosure requirements and provides examples of disclosure forms that could be adopted by other states looking to implement or strengthen their real estate disclosure requirements.
July 18, 2022
New Maps Show Flood Risk for Iowa Farmland
By News Editor
The comprehensive agricultural flood risk assessment is the first to detail the flood risk to Iowa farmland statewide.
July 12, 2022
ASFPM’s Detailed Priorities for 2022 NFIP Reauthorization and Reform
By News Editor
The priorities address key components of the program, such as flood risk mapping, flood insurance, and mitigation as well as a selection of additional measures that ASFPM feels will strengthen the NFIP and advance equitable flood risk management across that nation.