April 8, 2015
FEMA has a new webpage called “Hurricane Sandy NFIP Claims”
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Hurricane Sandy NFIP Claims For National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who were affected by Hurricane Sandy, FEMA’s deputy associate administrator for insurance recorded a short video that is available on FEMA’s new claims resource page. Main Content View in FEMA Multimedia Library The page contains information and updates for National Flood Insurance Program policyholders who
April 8, 2015
Free Continuing Education Opportunities at ASFPM’s National Conference in Atlanta
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Free Continuing Education Opportunities at 2015 ASFPM Conference May 31–June 5, 2015 | ATLANTA The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center will be hosting three workshops at ASFPM’s national conference. Course expenses are being covered by NDPTC to allow attendees to participate at no cost. Registration is limited and required. Click here to register. Social Media
April 7, 2015
ASFPM submits first set of comments regarding EO 13690 and FFRMS
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ASFPM submits general comments April 7 regarding EO 13690 and FFRMS The comments submitted April 7, 2015 regarding Executive Order 13690, which updates EO 11988, the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, and the draft EO 11988 Implementing Guidelines represent the first of two sets of comments that will be submitted by ASFPM. The comments, which
April 2, 2015
FEMA Hosting FFRMS Listening Session in Seattle
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Intergovernmental Affairs Advisory April 1, 2015 Register for theFederal Flood Risk Management Standard ImplementationListening Session – Seattle, WA Please join FEMA and federal partners for a Listening Session in Seattle, WA on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation.The session provides the opportunity to listen, ask questions, and provide feedback on how federal agencies implement
March 31, 2015
Register for a FEMA listening session on FFRMS in Dallas
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Register for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation Listening Session – Dallas, TX Dear Colleagues: Please join FEMA and federal partners for a Listening Session in Dallas, TX on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation. The session provides the opportunity to listen, ask questions, and provide feedback on how federal agencies implement the
March 25, 2015
DHS Releases “Comprehensive Testing of Imminent Threat Public Messages for Mobile Devices”
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The executive summary of the Department of Homeland Security’s “Comprehensive Testing of Imminent Threat Public Messages for Mobile Devices” says, “This project sought to determine the optimized message contents of imminent threat wireless emergency alert (WEA) messages delivered over mobile communication devices. This report presents findings for the first WEA messages disseminated about imminent threats
March 11, 2015
President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget contains good news for flood mapping and mitigation
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From the ASFPM Chair, William S. “Bill” Nechamen – Published in the February 2015 issue of “News & Views” What a whirlwind month it has been! No, I’m not talking about the four “storms if the century” that have hit the East Coast in the past month. I’m talking about major changes proposed for federal
March 6, 2015
FEMA issued a bulletin on the Hurricane Sandy Settlement Process
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Bulletin W-15009 Issued March 5, 2015 MEMORANDUM FOR: Write Your Own (WYO) Principal Coordinators and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Direct Servicing Agent FROM: Brad J. Kieserman Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration SUBJECT: Hurricane Sandy Settlement Process – Payment of Litigation Expenses FEMA is undertaking a review of all
February 27, 2015
EO 13690 & FFRMS Explained, Infomation on Listening Sessions, and How to Comment on the guidelines
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Executive Order 13690 and the New Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Explained President Obama on Jan. 30 issued Executive Order 13690 that revises Executive Order 11988 and proposes a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. “Since the issuance of Executive Order 11988 38 years ago, we as a nation have learned a lot about floodplain
February 23, 2015
April 2015 Revisions to the NFIP Flood Insurance Manual Posted Online
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On Feb. 20, FEMA sent out bulletin W-15007, announcing that the NFIP Flood Insurance Manual revisions that will become effective April 1, have been posted online. To view the revisions, click here. If you have any questions, contact the iService WYO support team at WYO@NFIPiService.com.