FEMA Region 10 will be offering an ongoing training series to help floodplain administrators, surveyors, and other professionals better understand how to properly find Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for use in floodplain management permitting, Elevation Certificates, and outreach efforts. Obtaining BFEs from the correct source is a fundamental part of ensuring buildings are built safely if in floodplains. This training will give attendees the tools in particular to read riverine Flood Insurance Study stream profiles and find BFEs, and also the appropriate sources for BFEs in every flood zone. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and get more one-on-one assistance. Earn one CEC.

Each training will have limited attendance so that attendees can ask questions along the way. A Zoom link for each session will be sent the day of the training to those registered. Use the links below to sign up and contact Mitch Paine for any questions: mitch.paine@fema.dhs.gov. For future session availability and registration, please look at the NORFMA calendar here: https://norfma.org/meetinginfo.php

The LHTAC T2 Center offers a variety of courses aimed to grow and aid our local road professionals. The upcoming class schedule has been released.

Classes will open for registration in phases based on class location:

August 31 – Webinars
August 31 – Northern Idaho
September 1 – Western & Central Idaho
September 2 – Eastern Idaho

Do you have a request for a specific T2 Class in your area?

Now is the time to submit course requests for Fall.
 
If you have 15* or more students to commit to a class and haven’t seen it offered in your area, request it now. You can use the link through your T2 Center login or you can email us directly at idahot2@lhtac.org.
 
*Note: A minimum of 15 students is required for most classes but may vary based on the course.

Please have your course requests submitted by July 30, 2021, to be considered for this fall’s schedule. 

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Chip Seal Interlayer Survey

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