May 2, 2025
Trump Denies Disaster Aid, Tells States To Do More
By Alex Brown, Stateline
NSC spokesman says states and local governments “often remain an impediment to their own community’s resilience” and need “an appetite to own the problem.”
May 1, 2025
Reflect. Connect. Advance. Join Us in New Orleans for the 2025 ASFPM Annual Conference
By Mary Bart
This year’s theme, Extraordinary Lessons Below Sea Level: 20 Years of Innovation, is especially fitting as we return to the Big Easy two decades after Hurricane Katrina.
April 23, 2025
Threat of FEMA Abolishment, Layoffs Lands Mississippi as American Rivers’ Top Endangered River for 2025
By News Editor
Communities along the river need significant support for disaster prevention and response, as well as river restoration.
April 17, 2025
FEMA Provides Update to BRIC Termination
By News Editor
The latest advisory provides some clarification on the status of projects that have started construction.
April 15, 2025
Now Is the Time for Radical Honesty in Flood Policy
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A call for radically honest conversations on flood policy to ensure government decisions truly serve constituents and reduce future flood risk.
April 11, 2025
FEMA’s Former Resilience Exec Sounds the Alarm on Ending BRIC
By David Maurstad
David Maurstad, who spent 16 years at FEMA serving with appointees under four presidential administrations, explains why BRIC was a valuable mitigation program.
April 10, 2025
Welcome New Members – March 2025
By News Editor
ASFPM extends a big welcome to these 101 flood risk management professionals who joined the association this past month.
April 8, 2025
FEMA Ends BRIC Program, Leaving States in the Lurch
By News Editor
This move to cancel BRIC not only disrupts mitigation work already underway, but it also weakens our national commitment to preparing for disasters before they strike.
April 4, 2025
ASFPM Foundation’s Gilbert White Forum Explores Impact of AI on Flood Risk Management
By News Editor
The March 5-6 event was the Foundation’s seventh Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum.