The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, “After the Disaster: Mitigating Infrastructure Against Flooding Using 406 Mitigation Assistance)" on November 9 at 1:00-2:30pm Central Time. Disaster costs are increasing – as is the amount reimbursed to states through the FEMA Public Assistance...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, “No Rise, No Problem! Managing Infrastructure in the Floodway" on October 12 at 11:00am-12:30pm Central Time. Does the phrase "no-rise" make you sweat? Have you ever planned a project across a floodway and felt the early pains of despair? Are you a pr...

In cooperation with the American Planning Association (APA), the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) presents the October 2017 Planning Information Exchange (PIE) webinar. PIE, is a free quarterly webinar series focusing on tools, best practices, and strategies on the role of hazard mitigation planning and its connections with other community planning and hazard risk reduction initiatives. A community may have a large number of pl...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, "Structural Elevation (Raising Buildings) for Flood Hazard Mitigation: Elevation Basics" on August 30 at 1:00pm Central Time. Structural elevation is a proven method for flood hazard mitigation. Elevation reduces the risk of flooding and lowers the cost of...

The Association of State Floodplain Managers invites local floodplain administrators, flood development permitting professionals, and other interested practitioners to our upcoming webinar, "Finding the Base Flood Elevation (BFE)" on August 3 at 1:00pm Central Time. Recent National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reforms make determining precise flood risk more important than ever in response to rising flood insurance costs. Identifying a BFE w...