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Floodplain Management Training

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Refresher Course

DATES:  August 27, 2013 & November 7, 2013
COURSE LENGTH: 1 day
CECs: 6
FEE:  $65
REGISTRATION: Not available at this time.

SPONSORS:
  Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the Ohio Floodplain Management Association (OFMA)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  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 Association of State Floodplain Manager's (ASFPM) "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.

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam

Please contact the ASFPM to register for the CFM Exam (www.floods.org)


Event

Date

Time

Location

Address

CFM Exam

March 11, 2013

1-4pm

Northeast Ohio

50 Westchester Dr., Suite 107, Austintown, OH  44515

CFM Exam

May 2, 2013

1-4pm

Southwest Ohio

Stantec, 11687 Lebanon Road

Cincinnati, OH  45241-2012

CFM Exam

July 15, 2013

1-4pm

Southern Ohio

111 Jackson Pike, Suite 1569, Gallipolis, OH 45631 –Meeting Room of the C.H. McKenzie Building

CFM Refresher

August 27, 2013

8am-5pm

ODNR

2045 Morse Rd, Assembly Center WEST Columbus, OH  43229

CFM Exam

August 27, 2013

1-4pm

ODNR

2045 Morse Road, I-1, Columbus, OH  43229

OFMA Conference

August 28-29, 2013

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Doubletree Hotel

175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, OH 43235

CFM Exam

August 29, 2013

1-4pm (approx)

Doubletree Hotel

175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus, OH 43235

CFM Exam

October 25, 2013

12-3pm

Northwest Ohio

TMACOG, 300 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Toledo, OH 43604 (Amtrak Train Station)

CFM Refresher

November 7, 2013

8am-5pm

ODNR

2045 Morse Rd, Assembly Center EAST Columbus, OH  43229

CFM Exam

December 11, 2013

1-4pm

Southeast Ohio

Mid-East Ohio Building Dept., Muskingum Co. Law Library, 22 N 5th Street, Zanesville, OH  43701

L273 - Managing Floodplain Development through the National Flood Insurance Program 


Date:  March 5-8, 2013
Course Length: 4 days
Schedule:  8:30am-4:30pm
CEUs: 3.1
CECs: 12 (core)
 
SPONSORS:  FEMA Region V and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
 
LOCATION:
Utilities Learning and Business (ULAB) Center
1981 Blase Nemeth Road
Painesville, OH  44077
 
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.  A manual will be provided for attendees at the course.
 
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: 
1)  All students will need to obtain a Student Identification Number (SID)  in order to process their application and receive credit for the course.  Information about  how to get a SID number can be found here: http://training.fema.gov/apply/notice.asp
2)  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
3)  The deadline for registration is February 25, 2013.
 
FEES:  There is no fee for this course.

ACCOMMODATIONS:  There is no lodging provided for this course.  All travel, meal, per diem and other expenses are the responsibility of the student or their parent agency.  Hotel accommodations are within 10 minutes’ drive from ULAB.  Options include:

Hampton Inn & Suites Cleveland-Mentor
5675 Emerald Court
Mentor, OH 44060
1-440-358-1441

Mentor (Lamalfa Conference Centre)
5785 Heisley Road
Mentor,  OH  44060
1-877-410-6681 
 
Information/updates regarding this course will be posted at:  http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/tabid/23389/Default.aspx

QUESTIONS:  Please contact Alicia Silverio at 614-265-1006 or alicia.silverio@dnr.state.oh.us