Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate addresses attendees of International Code Council’s 2011 Annual Conference in Phoenix in a keynote address discussing the importance of adopting and enforcing safe and sustainable building codes to make communities more resilient to natural disasters. Link to video. …
President Trump just released his proposed FY18 federal budget and ASFPM opposes it. The budget fails to make America safer from natural disasters, especially floods, the leading cause of disasters in this nation. The budget cuts myriad federal programs in FEMA, HUD, Corps of Engineers, NOAA, EPA and USDA that communities and states use to…
FEMA Announces Policy Updates to Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping Standards FEMA announces the revision of nine Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (RiskMAP) standards as part of the semi-annual maintenance process. The changes clarify existing policy on validation procedures for existing flood maps and adjusting elevation data to account for temporary disturbances related to beach…