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.
March 24, 2022
FEMA is Giving Homeowners Money to Prepare for Floods — or Move Away
By Zoya Teirstein, Grist
The $60 million fund, called the Swift Current initiative, will be administered through FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program and is part of $3.5 billion allocated for flood mitigation assistance grants by the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden last fall.
February 1, 2022
RFI…And We Are Off!!
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
If the NFIP minimum standards were revised to include just these two standards, we would have an entirely new approach to land development and its relationship with flood hazard areas and avoid billions of dollars of future flood losses.
April 1, 2021
Enduring Lessons from a Mitigation Pioneer
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
Dennis Mileti was a legend in risk communication and disaster research who left strong legacy for all flood risk management practitioners. His research found 10 keys to engaging the public to take mitigation actions.
August 17, 2020
ASFPM Comments on FEMA State and Local Mitigation Plan Guides
By News Editor
The Mitigation POD Committee has submitted comments to FEMA on behalf of ASFPM in response to the agency’s announcement that it is updating both the State and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Review Guides this year.
July 6, 2020
Flood Mitigation Measures for Existing Multi-Family Structures
By News Editor
FEMA recently released the National Flood Insurance Program Flood Mitigation Measures for Multi-Family Buildings, P-2037. This publication provides guidance for building owners, designers, investors, builders/contractors, institutional partners, housing agencies and residents, and property and facility managers on flood risk evaluation and mitigation of large multi-family buildings located within floodplains, particularly in urban areas. The publication is
May 12, 2020
ASFPM Submits Comments on BRIC Hazard Mitigation Program
By News Editor
ASFPM has submitted its comments to the proposed Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. BRIC is the new formula-based mitigation grant program that replaces PDM grants.