October 15, 2025
Nonstructural Flood Mitigation: A Legacy Worth Strengthening at USACE
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A look at the Corps’ 50-year history with nonstructural flood mitigation—and why these community-driven solutions must remain vital to USACE’s mission.
October 9, 2025
Digital CFM Credentials … Coming Soon!
By News Editor
CFMs will soon be able to highlight their floodplain management expertise and easily share their digital badge online.
October 8, 2025
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking Fact Sheets Released
By News Editor
The fact sheets provide an overview of hazard-resistant building code adoption status in each state and territory within each FEMA region.
October 6, 2025
Welcome New Members – September 2025
By News Editor
ASFPM extends a big welcome to these 53 flood risk management professionals who joined the association this past month.
October 6, 2025
Balancing Floods and Droughts in Kenya: Adaptive Water Management Through Portable Barriers
By Omar Saleh
Laikipia County’s approach aligns with the principles of adaptive and community-based floodplain management.
September 12, 2025
New ASFPM Resource Provides Model Ordinance Language for Putting ASCE 24-24 into Practice
By News Editor
By providing clear ordinance language alongside implementation considerations, ASFPM is making it easier to translate national standards into local action.
September 11, 2025
New Research Finds Increased Payoff from Disaster Resilience Investments
By Mary Bart
Every dollar invested in disaster resilience today could save communities up to $33 in lost future economic activity. This powerful finding comes from a new report from Allstate, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
September 11, 2025
Hurricane Helene Case Study: Hydrology Analyses for Virginia Creeper Trail Reconstruction
By Steven E. Yochum, PhD, PE, PH
Recommendations on design flood discharges at the 100-year (1% chance of occurrence) scale are quantified for the Virginia Creeper Trail reconstruction.
September 5, 2025
NOAA’s Flood Inundation Mapping Tool Expands to 60% of U.S.
By News Editor
FIM helps provide approximate spatial estimates of land area that is covered in water, based on modeled forecast river flows and current conditions, with detailed information on where flooding impacts may occur.