Oregon Silver Jackets Team’s Flood Inundation Mapping Workshop & Tabletop Exercise
In September of 2023, the Oregon Silver Jackets team and Benton County hosted a day-long workshop to review various flood inundation mapping products and to work through a series of scenarios to test the uses of the different maps. In addition to regulatory FEMA maps, communities may have access to dam safety inundation maps, new National Weather Service flood inundation maps, USACE flood inundation maps, and state and local maps, among others. Coupled with technical reports and metadata, the delivery of these products can be confusing for floodplain administrators and emergency managers alike. The Oregon Silver Jackets team, recognizing that communities are being provided an increasing number of flood mapping products through individual and unrelated initiatives, decided to prioritize the flood inundation mapping workshop and exercise. Floodplain Managers, Emergency Managers, and Engineering Staff from across the County attended, along with state and federal mapping and Silver Jackets partners. The presenters talked about this experience and share some of the lessons learned derived from the discussions.
Presenters:
- Deanna Wright, CFM, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinator, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, Planning Services Division
- Toby Lewis, CFM, Floodplain Administrator and Senior Planner, Benton County
- Paul Sclafani, P.E., Floodplain Management Services Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
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Date: August 20, 2024