Presentations, Talking Points, and Fact Sheets

This web page provides quick access to all the presentations, talking points and fact sheets found throughout this site.

Presentations

• IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY – FROM FEDERAL PROTECTION TO SHARED RISK REDUCTION
  A paper prepared by Major General Don Riley on the topic of improving public safety through flood risk management.
  
  • Improving Public Safety - From Federal Protection to Shared Risk Reduction(pdf, 21 KB)

• Joint Recommendations on Levee Policy developed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers and the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies from discussions at the Flood Risk Policy Summit of December 2006
  This April 29, 2007 document contains the joint recommendations of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) and the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) based on discussions held at the National Flood Risk Management Summit sponsored by ASFPM and NAFSMA in December 2006. The objective of the summit was to provide the invited participants an opportunity to discuss policy proposals for improving national flood risk management. The specific focus was the nexus between the programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
  
  • Joint Recommendations on Levee Policy developed by the Association of State Floodplain Managers and the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies from discussions at the Flood R(pdf, 256 KB)

• Flood Risk Management Program
  A USACE presentation describing the elements of the National Flood Risk Management Program.
  
  • Flood Risk Management Program(pdf, 2.3 MB)

• Flood Plain Management Services and Planning Assistance to States Workshop December 2007
  A workshop was held in December of 2007 regarding Flood Plain Management Services and Planning Assistance to States. These presentations were given as a part of that workshop.
  
  • Actions for Change - Risk Communication: How FPMS can be used for implementing the Actions for Change(pdf, 341 KB)
  • Sacramento Levees - Challenges for the Future(pdf, 1.4 MB)
  • Floods Are an Act of God; Flood Damages Result from Acts of Men(pdf, 7.7 MB)
  • Levee Inventory and Assessment(pdf, 460 KB)
  • Flood Risk Management Program(pdf, 2.4 MB)

• Foresight Future Flooding Project USA: Expert Workshop
  Foresight Future Flooding Project USA: Expert Workshop 15 to 19 September 2008, Washington D.C.
  
  • UK Foresight - A Living Programme(ppt, 701 KB)
  • Foresight Flood and Coastal Defence Project(ppt, 3.8 MB)
  • How we worked with the Key Stakeholders (ppt, 702 KB)
  • Key Messages for Policy Makers and Elected Officials(ppt, 1.6 MB)
  • Uptake of Foresight flooding messages: four years on(ppt, 1.8 MB)
  • Future scenarios for climate change and coasts.(ppt, 5.1 MB)
  • Socio-economic Scenarios(ppt, 1.7 MB)
  • Broad Scale Modeling(ppt, 7.0 MB)
  • Description and qualitative analysis of flood risk drivers and responses(ppt, 2.0 MB)
  • National-scale quantified analysis of future flood risk in the UK(ppt, 11.4 MB)
  • Sustainability(ppt, 1.6 MB)
  • US Army Corps of EngineersFlood Risk Managementand Policies(ppt, 3.1 MB)
  • Floodplain Management 2050: The 2nd Gilbert F. White Flood Policy Forum(ppt, 3.1 MB)
  • Foresight Exploratory Workshop - Blueprint: U.S. Foresight Study(ppt, 2.5 MB)

• Risk Analysis and Levee Certification
  A presentation by USACE's Hydrologic Engineering Center on Risk Analysis and Levee Certification
  
  • Risk Analysis and Levee Certification(pdf, 264 KB)

• USACE Levee Assessments
  A USACE presentation describing a risk-informed methodology for levee assessment
  
  • USACE Levee Assessments(pdf, 205 KB)

• USACE Levee Database
  A USACE presentation providing an overview of the National Levee Database
  
  • USACE Levee Database(pdf, 2.16 MB)

• USACE's Role in Levee Certification
  A presentation describing the USACE role in levee certification
  
  • USACE's Role in Levee Certification(pdf, 86 KB)

Talking Points and Fact Sheets

• Improving Public Safety - From Federal Protection to Shared Risk Reduction
  This white paper discusses a life-cycle, comprehensive and collaborative systems approach to enable communities to sustain an effective reduction of risks from flooding.
  
  • Improving Public Safety - From Federal Protection to Shared Risk Reduction(pdf, 25 KB)

• Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program
  A description of FEMA'S Cooperating Technical Partners Program. DFIRMtolls.pdf - A description of GIS tools available to produce Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs)
  
  • Cooperating TechnicalPartners (CTP)Program

• DFIRM Tools
  A website containing GIS tools available to produce Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs)
  
  • DFIRM Tools

• MapMod Overview
  An overview of FEMA's Map Modernization Program
  
  • MapMod Overview

• Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Plan
  An explanation of the Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Plan
  
  • Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Plan(pdf, 263 KB)

• Mapping Information Platform
  A FEMA website called the Mapping Information Platform, which enables the management, extraction, sharing, and production of flood hazard data and maps
  
  • Mapping Information Platform(pdf, 163 KB)

• Talking Points - 12 Actions for Change
  Talking points to explain "12 Actions for Change"
  
  • Talking Points - 12 Actions for Change(pdf, 65 KB)

Maps of FEMA and USACE Boundaries

• FEMA Regions and USACE boundaries
  A map delineating the boundaries of USACE Districts and Divisions and FEMA Regions
  
  • FEMA Regions and USACE boundaries(jpg, 2.69 MB)

• USACE-FEMA Boundaries
  An alternate map illustrating USACE Division and District boundaries and FEMA Region boundaries
  
  • USACE-FEMA Boundaries(pdf, 2.96 MB)

Revised 12/31/2007