March 13, 2026
NFIP Code Blue
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
The warning signs have been building for months. Now the NFIP is in Code Blue.
August 28, 2025
Senators Seek Input on Improving the NFIP
By News Editor
Submit feedback by Sept 15 on how to improve the NFIP and help keep it affordable and solvent.
July 25, 2025
FEMA Act of 2025 Would Restore Agency’s Cabinet-Level Status, Streamline Disaster Response
By News Editor
A number of ASFPM priorities are reflected in newly introduced FEMA reform bill.
July 24, 2025
Turning Research into Action: New Book Offers Tools for Practitioners and Policymakers
By News Editor
A new book illustrates how America’s flooding problem is everyone’s problem and the critical role that applied research and technology plays in addressing this crisis.
July 15, 2025
The Cost of Inaction: What the Texas Floods Reveal About Our Risk
By News Editor
To help prevent tragedies like the one we saw in Texas, ASFPM offers six recommendations to strengthen our nation’s approach to flood risk management.
June 16, 2025
Stepping Up Together: New Tools and Trainings to Meet the Moment
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
Together we will work to help determine how states and communities can become better equipped to handle a world with increased flood risk and decreased federal support.
May 8, 2025
Bipartisan Draft Bill Proposes Major Overhaul of FEMA
By Mary Bart
ASFPM, which participated in a stakeholder call led by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff, is reviewing the bill and will share feedback in the coming weeks.
May 5, 2025
Congress Eyes Budget Tools That Could Cripple Nation’s Disaster Preparedness
By Elizabeth Duffy, ASFPM Washington Liaison
Agencies like FEMA, NOAA, USGS, and EPA represent the best of American governance — data-driven, service-oriented, forward-looking. Disinvesting in these agencies will make us less prepared, less safe, less prosperous, and less resilient.
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.