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.
March 17, 2025
ASCE 24-24 Delivers Major Update to Flood Resistant Design Standards
By News Editor
This may be the most significant upgrade in the nation’s flood loss reduction standards since the creation of the NFIP minimums in 1973.
February 13, 2025
Rising to the Challenge: Ensuring Flood Resilience in an Era of Change
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
In this column, I want to focus on how we, individually and collectively, can rise to the challenge and ensure that flood resilience remains a cornerstone of public safety and prosperity.
January 28, 2025
Trump’s Executive Orders, FEMA, and ASFPM’s Role in Helping to Shape the Future
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A message to ASFPM members and others who may wish to join the conversation on how we can best work together to reduce our nation’s flood risk.
November 13, 2024
Community’s Floodprint Plan Lays the Groundwork for a Flood-Resilient Future
By News Editor
The city has used the floodprint to harness grant dollars and provide technical assistance and grant management support.
September 30, 2024
Communities Should Consider Adopting a 2-Foot Freeboard Now!
By News Editor
If a community does not have a 2-foot freeboard requirement in its floodplain regulations similar to HUD’s new FFRMS rule, it risks severely limiting homeownership opportunities.
August 15, 2024
Why Finishing the Nation’s Flood Maps Is More Critical Than Ever
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
Our nation’s chronic underinvestment in flood mapping has led to a staggering increase in flood losses.
November 14, 2024
ASFPM Policy Recommendations for Post-Hurricane Recovery
By News Editor
Following Helene and Milton, ASFPM urges Congress to strengthen disaster recovery and long-term flood resilience
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