Science and technology for flood hazard identification and flood risk assessments has advanced throughout the 50-year history of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Although FEMA has made progress modernizing the flood mapping process, there are ample opportunities for continued improvement. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are the most prevalent cartographic tool used to help communities understand their flooding risks and provide the backbone of effective floodplain management. However, FIRMs are primarily representative of a single flood hazard, the one-percent-annual-chance of flooding, rather than a more comprehensive picture of flood risk.
FEMA’s Future of Flood Risk Data (FFRD) initiative provides a more comprehensive picture of the country’s flood hazards and risk by leveraging new technologies to include more efficient, accurate, and consistent flood risk information across the nation. The data produced will include watershed-wide, probabilistic estimates of flood hazards, and quantify the uncertainty associated with those estimates. The creation and dissemination of this information can help the NFIP by driving risk-informed decision making at local, regional, and national scales.
Presenters:
- Alan Lulloff, PE, CFM - ASFPM Flood Science Center
- Christina Lindemer, Functional Lead, Engineering Resources Branch – Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agenda:
- Webinar Logistics - Kevin Currie, ASFPM
- Introduction - Alan Lulloff
- Future Flood Risk Data – Christina Lindemer
- Closing Comments – Alan Lulloff
- Questions/Discussion
Slides: Future of Flood Risk Data
Recording: Future of Flood Risk Data
Q & A: Future of Flood Risk Data
Note: Viewing the recording of this webinar is not eligible for CECs.
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