Training Announcement:
L-273 Managing Floodplain Development Through The NFIP
DATES: January 28-31, 2020
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
LOCATION: Room 1122 (Building B) Western Illinois University – Quad Cities, 3300 River Dr, Moline, Illinois
61265
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This four-day 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.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES:
The course includes:
• An overview of the NFIP
• Using Flood Insurance Studies and maps to determine the flood hazard risk at given sites
• NFIP minimum floodplain criteria/management regulations
• Appropriate Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) for specific circumstances
• How to read an Elevation Certificate (EC)
• Basic concepts of flood insurance rating
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Local officials responsible for administering local flood-plain management ordinances, including but not
limited to floodplain management administration, building inspectors, code enforcement/zoning officers,
planners, city/county managers, attorneys, engineers, and public works officials. The course is designed for
those officials with less than three years of floodplain management experience.
HOW TO REGISTER:
To register, complete EMI General Admissions Application at the below link
https://training.fema.gov/apply/119-25-1.pdf?v=20140204
Register for a Student Identification Number (SID) if you have not done so already at the below link
https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid
Please send your completed registration form to Jessica Mitchell, FEMA Region V Training Manager
(Jessica.mitchell@fema.dhs.gov).
If you have questions or need an accommodation to participate in or register for this course, please contact
Jessica Mitchell (312-408-5499 or Jessica.mitchell@fema.dhs.gov). For disability related accommodations,
please contact Jessica no later than January 14, 2020.