Sign up early (Space is limited … only 11 seats left)
October 21-24, 2019
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP L-273
Lewiston, Idaho
Course Description: This course is designed for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinances administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.
Target Audience: Local officials responsible for administering local floodplain management ordinances, including floodplain management administration, building inspectors, code enforcement/zoning officers, planners, city/county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public work officials. Federal/state/regional floodplain managers are also encouraged to attend. The course is designed for those officials with less than three years of floodplain management experience.
Prerequisites (mandatory):
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. Federal Insurance Studies (FIS) tutorial at http://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/tutorials/ot_fis.swf (40 minutes)
Class is free
Costs: hotel, per diem, & mileage costs are not provided
The class requires an application in advance (Walk-ins are not permitted)
Application is attached, & submittal requires a copies of the certificates from the two online courses listed above
Email your application to:
Gary Leeder, State Training and Exercise Section Chief
GLeeder@imd.idaho.gov
Friday, October 25, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
Requires an application in advance with ASFPM & a fee
https://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/CFM/CFM_Application_11.1.2018.pdf
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have.
Thank you,
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
Cell # 208-830-4174
Maureen.OShea@idwr.idaho.gov
https://www.idwr.idaho.gov/floods/