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NFIP Preferred Risk Policy Eligibility Extension
From FloodSmart.gov There’s good news for property owners who have been newly mapped into a high-risk flood area. FEMA is introducing cost saving insurance options through the NFIP that may benefit property owners. If a building has been newly mapped into a high-risk flood zone, the property owner may be eligible for significant savings with…
ASFPM Supports Colorado 2013 Flooding Recovery Strategy
Floods are the nation’s most frequent and costly natural hazard, resulting in more Presidential Disaster Declarations than any other type of disaster, and destabilizing local and regional economies. The vast destruction on the Colorado Front Range and northeast Plains from the recent September flooding is devastating, but may be a harbinger of what we can…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights Success of Recovery Act in Bringing Water System Infrastructure Improvements to Rural Communities Across America
From USDA: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (Recovery Act) accomplishments in improving water quality in hundreds of rural communities across the Nation, and announced funding for 25 additional projects in 16 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. “These Recovery Act investments in water and wastewater infrastructure are…
FEMAs Annual Risk Awareness Survey
Since 2010, FEMA has annually conducted a nationwide survey on Risk Awareness of U.S local officials. Survey results, track trends and inform federal agencies and state and local communities how to most effectively engage and support communities toward advancing mitigation actions to reduce vulnerabilities to natural hazards. It is now time to take the 2013…