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Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP - 20180821

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Full Description: Course Description
This course provides an organized training opportunity for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the National Flood Insurance Program and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management and flood insurance.

Selection Criteria: Local officials responsible for administering local floodplain management ordinances, including but not limited to floodplain management administrators, building inspectors, code enforcement/zoning officers, planners, city/county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public works officials. Federal/state/regional floodplain managers also are encouraged to attend. The course is designed for those officials with limited floodplain management experience.
Attendance will be limited to two participants from any state for each offering. Participants should have less than 3 years of full-time experience in the field of floodplain management.

CECs: 12

Course Objectives
Provide outreach to citizens and officials to help them make informed decisions.
Using technology available to their communities, determine the flood hazard risk at given sites.
Apply NFIP floodplain criteria/management regulations.
Identify appropriate Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) for specific circumstances and describe the LOMC process.
Explain how building codes relate to floodplain management.
Identify and assemble a basic floodplain permit.
Provide technical assistance and creative solutions to mitigate flood hazards.
Explain basic concepts of flood insurance rating as related to new development and floodplain management.
Identify legal implications of actions.
Develop/review and complete an elevation certificate and other certificates needed for floodplain management purposes.

Training Dates: 08/21/2018 - 08/24/2018

Prerequisites: None Specified

Registration Dates: 02/22/2018 - 08/21/2018

Available Seats: 7

Hours: 32h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: Hendricks County Government
355 South Washington Street
Danville, IN

Resources Required: Application Procedures
All individuals, including FEMA employees, applying for FEMA conducted classes are required to register and obtain a Student Identification Number (SID). This number is used on the General Admissions Application Form (Find out how to obtain a FEMA SID at https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid)

Reporting Instructions: None Specified

Documents: FEMA Application form

L273 Sign in Sheets (002)

Signup Details: Prerequisites
Recommended: Participants unfamiliar with NFIP maps and studies are HIGHLY encouraged to complete the following online tutorials immediately prior to attending the course at http://www.fema.gov/online-tutorials (under ?Other Tutorials? tab)

Flood Insurance Rate Map tutorial

Flood Insurance Study tutorial

Suggested Additional Pre or Postcourse resources:

IS1100, Increased Cost of Compliance

IS1102, The Theory of Elevation Rating

IS1103, Elevation Certificate for Surveyors

IS1113, Coastal Barrier Resources Act

The following online tutorials are also recommended: http://www.fema.gov/online-tutorials(under "NFIP Revisions and Amendments" tab)

Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) Tutorial
Letter of Map Amendment - Fill (LOMR-F) Tutorial

Indiana Public Safety Personnel Portal

Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP - 20180821