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Floodplain Management Training

L273 Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program

DATES:  June 12-15, 2012
COURSE LENGTH: 4 days
CEUs: 3.1
CECs: 12 (core)

SPONSORS:  FEMA Region V and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)

LOCATION


Ohio Department of Natural Resources

2045 Morse Road, Bldg. E – Assembly Center

Columbus, Ohio 43229

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This is the field deployed version of the EMI E273 course.  This course is designed to provide an organized training opportunity for local officials responsible for administering their local floodplain management ordinance. The course will focus on the NFIP 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.  State and regional floodplain managers also are encouraged to attend. The course is designed for those officials with limited floodplain management experience.

REGISTRATION:  Please contact ODNR’s Floodplain Management Program at 614-265-1006 for enrollment information.
 
To register, students must click on the link below to complete FEMA’s General Admissions Application form, sign it and have the head of the sponsoring organization approve and sign it; then submit it to the Ohio EMA State Training Officer Lisa Jones at ljones@dps.state.oh.us or faxed it to her 614-799-3831.
 
http://training.fema.gov/Apply/119-25-1%20Previously%20FF75-5.pdf

The following link will explain How to Apply for a FEMA Emergency Management Institute course and how to complete the General Admissions Application mentioned above; this form must be completed to attend the course.

http://training.fema.gov/Apply/

There is no lodging provided for this course and all travel, meal, per diem and other expenses are the responsibility of the student or their parent agency.  There is no fee for this course.

Certified Floodplain Manager Exam and Preparation Course Dates and Locations

PREPARATION COURSE:
The "refresher course" is targeted at seasoned floodplain managers with two or more years of experience who have read the FEMA 480 publication and studies the materials noted on the ASFPM's "Exam Prep Guide."  For those preparing to take the CFM exam, this workshop is a great refresher.  The full day review will provide a good basis for preparation and will be presented in modules by approved instructors, who have achieved CFM certification.

PREPARATION COURSE DATES AND LOCATIONS:
August 28, 2012 in Columbus
November 8, 2012 in Columbus

EXAM DATES AND LOCATIONS:

May 25, 2012 @ 9:30 AM in Gallipolis
August 28, @ 1 PM in Columbus
August 30 @ 1 PM in Columbus
October 18, 2012 @ 1 PM in Findlay
December 10, 2012 @ 1PM in Columbus

More dates for the exam and preparation course will be added as they become available.