FEMA Region 6 "Virtual Brown Bag"

FEMA Region 6 has developed a suite of monthly trainings to help communities become more flood-resilient by using flood risk data for future development, emergency planning, and risk communications. Our "Virtual Brown Bag" sessions include: Using Base Level Engineering (BLE) at the Local Level - Trainings available for Local Officials, Local Planners, Engineering Practitioners, Floodplain Administrators and Insurance Stakeholders Live tutorials on pairing local data with FEMA data to develop flood risk assessments; Letters of Map Change (LOMCs) for Local Officials Base Leve Engineering (BLE) and the Community Rating System (CRS) Using the Estimated Base Flood Elevation (BFE) Viewer Join us each month for these free interactive, live demonstrations! CECs are available for CFMs and PEs; instructions on how to receive a certificate of participation provided at each webinar. We look forward to your attendance and welcome feedback on the trainings as well as future topics of interest for your community. Register above to receive the Adobe Connect link and conference line information for the webinar prior to the monthly session. Return to the page to register for more than one Virtual Brown Bag session. Additional sessions will be added to this site. Visit regularly! Select the Virtual Brown Bags of interest to you using the drop down dates: October 29, 2019 - Map Maintenance: The Letter of Map Change (LOMC) Process November 19, 2019 - Using Base Level Engineering (BLE) for Insurance Rating January 28, 2020 - The Estimated BFE Viewer - Interacting with the Base Level Engineering (BLE) Data February 18, 2020 - *NEW* Mitigation Analysis with Base Level Engineering (BLE) March 31, 2020 - *NEW* Community Practices with Base Level Engineering (BLE) in Arkansas April 28, 2020 - *NEW* Base Level Engineering (BLE) Outreach Lessons from Louisiana June 30, 2020 - Base Level Engineering (BLE) for Engineering Practitioners July 28, 2020 - *NEW* Base Level Engineering (BLE) - The Desk Reference Release August 25, 2020 - Base Level Engineering (BLE) and the Community Rating System (CRS) September 29, 2020 - Community Role in Map Maintenance Watch for more learning sessions and register to attend!