Recent Virtual Training
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How to Issue a Floodplain Permit
This virtual course covers the process of reviewing a local floodplain development permit.
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Web Resources for Floodplain Management Class
This virtual course will focus on the web resources that the Kansas Department of Agriculture - Division of Water Resources provides to assist floodplain managers.
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Violation and Enforcement Class
This virtual course will focus on investigating alleged violations, sending notices to property owners, and meeting with violators to resolve matters.
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Substantial Damage Estimation Overview
This course covers how to use FEMA's Substantial Damage Estimator tool.
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Post Flood Responsibility Class
This course will cover community responsibilities after a flood. Topics will included survey damages, substantial damages, permits for repairs, and other considerations.
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LOMA and LOMR-F Class
This course compares the LOMA and LOMR-F and completion of the forms. Part 1 focuses on the LOMA and Part 2 focuses on the LOMR-F.
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Floodproofing
This course will cover the requirements for wet floodproofing. Topic will include permitting, variance, and performance standards. Dry floodproofing will be compared and contrasted on the same topics. Finally, residential floodproofed basements and lessons learned will be covered.
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State Permitting
This course will walk the participants through what is required for state permitting. The class will included when a state permit is required and what is required to submit an application.
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Basics of the NFIP: Part 1
This two-part course is for officials responsible for administrating their local floodplain management ordinance, as well as those who work closely with floodplain management. This is a beginner class and an introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and floodplain management. The focus is on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration and the relationship between floodplain management.
View a recording of the Basics of the NFIP: Part 1 class
Basics of the NFIP: Part 2
This two-part course is for officials responsible for administrating their local floodplain management ordinance, as well as those who work closely with floodplain management. This is a beginner class and an introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and floodplain management. The focus is on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration and the relationship between floodplain management.
View a recording of the Basics of the NFIP: Part 2 class
Letter of Map Revision
This workshop provides an overview of the LOMC process, the options for LOMC's, fees, methods, and timelines. It also covers the aspects of the MT Applications, including examples, common issues, and a questions and answer session.
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Elevation Certificates: Section A (A/B/C)
This class focuses on Sections A, B, and C of the new FEMA elevation certificate form.
View a recording of the Elevation Certificates: Section A (A/B/C) training
Elevation Certificates: Section B (E/F/G)
This class focuses on Sections E, G, and F of the new FEMA elevation certificate form.
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Elevation Certificates: Section C (H & I)
This class focuses on Sections H and I of the elevation certificate form.
View a recording of the Elevation Certificates: Section C (H & I) training
How to Issue a Floodplain Permit
The Kansas Department of Agriculture offered a free virtual training designed for community officials and covers the process of reviewing a local floodplain development permit.
You can view a recording of the How to Issue a Floodplain Permit training
Violation and Enforcement Class
This course will focus on investigating alleged violations, sending notices to property owners, and meeting with violators to resolve matters.
You can view a recording of the Violation and Enforcement Class training
The History and Future of Floodplain Maps
This one-hour virtual class is for floodplain managers interested in learning the background and future of floodplain mapping. Kansas now has statewide base level engineering (BLE), an efficient modeling and mapping approach to show credible flood hazard, which will assist communities in the future, particularly those without a FEMA flood insurance rate map (FIRM), that may be able to use the BLE as best available data. The course will briefly cover the history and background of mapping and the NFIP, then move into the methodology and technical applications and uses the BLE data.
You can view a recording of the The History and Future of Floodplain Maps training
Substantial Damage Estimation Overview
This class is for officials responsible for conducting or delegating substantial damage assessments after flooding or any other damage to structure in the floodplain. This class will give an introduction and overview of FEMA's Substantial Damage Estimator software and how it can be used to produce consistent, organized, and defensible damage assessments.
You can review a recording of the Substantial Damage Estimation Overview training
Post Flood Responsibility
This course will cover community responsibilities after a flood. Topics will include survey damages, substantial damages, permits for repairs and other considerations.
You can review a recording of the Post Flood Responsibility training
LOMA and LOMR-F Parts 1 and 2
This compares LOMA and LOMR-F and completion of the forms. Part 1 focuses on the LOMA and Part 2 focuses on the LOMR-F.
You can view a recording of the LOMA and LOMR-F Parts 1 and 2 training
Floodproofing
This course will cover the requirements for wet floodproofing. Topics will include permitting, variances, and performance standards. Dry floodproofing will be compared and contrasted on the same topics. Finally, residentially floodproofed basements and lessons learned will be covered.
You can view a recording of the Floodproofing training
State Floodplain Permitting Training
This course will walk the participates through what is required for state permitting. The class will include when a state permit is required and what is required to submit an application. This class has been approved for 1 hour of Continuing Education Credit (CEC) toward the Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) credential.
You can view a recording of the State Floodplain Permitting training
Basics of the NFIP
This two-part course is for officials responsible for administrating their local floodplain management ordinance, as well as those who work closely with floodplain management. This is a beginner class and an introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and floodplain management. The focus is on the NFIP and concepts of floodplain management, maps and studies, ordinance administration, and the relationship between floodplain management.
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