May 13, 2022
New Tool Helps Property Owners Understand and Lower Flood Risk
By Mary Bart
Reduce Flood Risk helps property owners, particularly those in flood-prone areas, understand their flood risk and the most effective flood mitigation strategies for their particular property type.
May 12, 2022
ASFPM: You Spoke, and FEMA Heard You.
By David Maurstad
FEMA responds to ASFPM resolution on the BRIC grant program and our recommendations on how we think it can be improved.
May 10, 2022
May 31 is National Dam Safety Awareness Day
By News Editor
The theme for National Dam Safety Awareness Day 2022 is, “Dam Safety is a shared responsibility. Know your risk, know your role, know the benefits of dams and take action.”
May 9, 2022
Coastal Home Buyers Are Ignoring Rising Flood Risks, Despite Clear Warnings and Rising Insurance Premiums
By Risa Palm and Toby W. Bolsen
A survey of Florida realtors found that prospective homebuyers, by and large, are not taking elevation or flood vulnerability into account when searching for new homes.
May 6, 2022
Help Improve the Home Buyout Process after Flood or Fire
By News Editor
Organizers are looking to make buyouts faster, easier, and more fair. People with all types of buyout experiences are encouraged to join the conversation.
May 2, 2022
ASFPM-led Sessions: Hear from Staff on Key Programs and Projects
By News Editor
To help you plan your schedule, this post lists all the sessions led by ASFPM staff members as well as those that highlight an ASFPM project or initiative.
April 27, 2022
A Broken Perception of Risk Is Sending Us into A ‘Spiral of Self-Destruction,’ UN Report Finds
By News Editor
Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, putting lives and livelihoods in danger, warns a new UN report.
April 20, 2022
State and Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guides Updated
By News Editor
The updated state and local mitigation planning policy guides emphasize key priorities, such as climate adaptation, equity, resilience and building codes.
April 11, 2022
A Better Cost-Sharing Option for State Flood Mitigation Programs
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Mitigation should be a local/state/federal partnership, not the current perverse system where communities allow risky development knowing the U.S. taxpayer will foot the bill for their recovery.
April 6, 2022
Registration Opens for E2460: Advanced Building Science Flood and Wind Mitigation Series
By News Editor
E2460 promotes the adoption and enforcement of hazard resistant provisions and mitigation implementation for increased resiliency against flood and wind hazards.