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Flood Training & Certified Floodplain Manager Exam in Caldwell

Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP (L-273)

This course is designed to provide an organized training opportunity for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.

Flyer (PDF)

Prerequisites Required:

Participants must complete the following online tutorials:

  1. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) tutorial at http://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/tutorials/ot_firm.swf (30 minutes)
  2. 2. Federal Insurance Studies (FIS) tutorial at http://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/tutorials/ot_fis.swf (40 minutes)

Scheduled date & location:

July 24-27
Caldwell, Canyon County
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Class is free but per diem, mileage, & hotel costs are not provided.

The class requires an application in advance (No Walk-ins)

Submittal requires a copies of the certificates from the two online courses listed above.

Submit applications to:

Rob Mace
IOEM, Training & Exercise Section Chief
Phone: (208) 258-6509
Fax: (208) 422-3044
RMace@imd.idaho.gov

 

CFM continuing education credits are available 

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam offering:

Friday, July 28, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. following the L-273 course

CFP Application (PDF) Requires an application in advance with ASFPM & a fee.

http://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/CFM/CFM_Application_11.1.2015_FILLABLE.pdf

 

Please share this with your co-workers, engineers, & surveyors in your community. 

For questions please contact:

Maureen O’Shea, AICP, CFM
State NFIP Coordinator
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
322 E. Front Street,  P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID  83720-0098
Office # 208-287-4928
Maureen.OShea@idwr.idaho.gov
www.idwr.idaho.gov/floods