1. 2017 National Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference
FEMA’s Risk Management Directorate and Flood Mapping Program
2017 National Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference
Paul Rooney - Risk Management Directorate
March 14, 2017

2. FIMA’s Common Purposes
Bring data and analysis to inform and motivate individuals to take a risk reducing action they’re not inclined to take
Help people, communities, and our organization prepare for likely events that we hope will never occur
Aid survivors by effectively and efficiently delivering on our policy contract, avoiding frustration and confusion
Deliver benefits to the taxpayer, the policyholder, and the nation based upon sound business practices and trust bestowed upon us
Improve the health of our organization to better enable excellence in the delivery of our program and mission

3. We are transforming the National Flood Insurance Program
Customer-centric Reset
Affordability
NFIP
Re-authorization

4. UNCLASSIFIED
The Risk Management Directorate is designed to integrate risk assessment, analysis, and communications
Risk Management
Assistant Administrator- Nick Shufro
Deputy Assistant Administrator-
Angela Gladwell
Communications and Management Division
Engineering and Modeling Division
Planning, Safety, and Building Sciences Division
Data and Communications Branch
Program Management Branch
Actuarial & Catastrophic Modeling Branch
Engineering Services
Branch
Engineering Resources Branch
Building Science Branch
Planning and Safety Branch
UNCLASSIFIED

5. Improving flood risk data will help us to achieve FIMA and RMD’s aspirations and desired outcomes

6. Maintaining the Maps to Ensure Technical Credibility
Flood maps are dynamic
FEMA uses the Coordinated Needs Management Strategy (CNMS) to manage this process and to capture the associated mapping needs
FEMA uses the New, Validated or Updated Engineering (NVUE) metric to measure the stream miles where the flood risk engineering data is valid or current and those miles in need of restudy

7. Sound flood risk information is foundational to the NFIP and motivating people and communities to own their evolving risk
Expanded delivery of flood frequency data Improve digital delivery and display Improve technical accuracy Be based on high resolution topography Inform structure based risk-decision making Aligns with and advance NFIP reform and TMAC’s recommendations

8. FEMA’s Implementation Strategy for TMAC Recommendations
Address technical recommendations through our consistent, routine approaches
Engage internal and external stakeholders on
program changes to support implementation of transformative changes
Strategic investments and planning to lay the foundation for transformative policies, products, and regulations

9. Transformation of the flood mapping program

10. Improving the health of the national flood hazard inventory through a maturity scale3 4
Flood prone, No SFHA Determined
Paper Inventory, Minimal SFHA Available
Modernized FIRM, Miles Not Model Backed
Modernized FIRM, Model Backed on LiDAR
Risk Based / Structure Specific Analysis 2 1
Today

11. We are operating on the assumption that the FY17 appropriation will be similar to FY16
Risk MAP
FY2009 – FY2016 d
2009
2016
2013
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015

12. Lidar Investments FY14 - ~$12M FY15 – ~$11M FY16 – ~$24M
Large majority of FY16 spending through USGS GPSC
Approach for FY17 is similar to FY16
Individual Regional priorities will determine FY17 spending
Plans and future year priorities are shared through 3DEP collaboration site on SeaSketch

13. Community Engagement Risk Communications
Risk MAP Contract Framework focuses on community engagement and technical credibility
The Risk MAP contract framework reflects our focus on technical credibility, community engagement, and moving communities to take mitigation action
Community Engagement Risk Communications
Program Management
Production and Technical Support
Customer and Data Services
MT-1 Processing Services

14. Questions?
[We need to brainstorm discussion or live polling Qs]