Floodplain Model Ordinance and Higher Standards Walkthrough

Archived Webinars

Substantial Damage Estimations Workshop Part 1 of 2 - Introduction 

Substantial Damage Estimations Workshop Part 2 of 2 - The SDE Tool

FEMA RESOURCES

·         Thinking Beyond Flood Maps – a story map highlighting communities that use FEMA data for more than floodplain management ordinances

·         Planning for Future Conditions – a brief guide for local officials and planners that explains the importance of considering future risks

·         Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions: A Guide for Local Communities – a resource to help communities make the business case for nature-based solutions

Articles

Additional Resources

New PrepTalks Added with a Focus on Building Community Resilience:

Neighborfest—Building Resilience from the Block Up — Daniel Homsey

In his PrepTalk, Daniel Homsey shares his tools for building resilient communities at the neighborhood level and why empowering neighbors to help themselves is the best way to prepare your community for any disaster. Daniel Homsey is the Director of the Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) for the City Administrator’s Office of the City of San Francisco. The NEN empowers residents to build and steward stronger, more resilient communities.

https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/homsey   

Using Codes and Standards to Build Resilient Communities — Stuart Tom

In his PrepTalk, Stuart Tom provides an overview of the importance of building codes and how codes and standards are developed. He explains that model codes and standards are adopted and enforced by jurisdictions and he shares how the community can get involved. Mr. Tom is the Fire Marshal for the City of Glendale, California, and a member of the Board of the International Code Council (ICC). He also served as a member of the Los Angeles Uniform Code Program Steering Committee and co-chair of the State Fire Marshal’s Wildfire Ignition ad-hoc committee.

https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/tom