A new training announcement from FEMA:
Community Rating System (CRS) Workshop for Existing CRS Communities (1 day)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mississippi State University Coastal
Research Extension Center
1815 Popps Ferry Road
Biloxi, MS 39532This 1 day workshop is being offered to provide essential information to existing Community Rating System communities.
The instructor will be Scott Cofoid with the Insurance Services Office (ISO). He will cover the following:
- CRS Four Series of Measures (18 topics)
- Documentation Requirements for CRS Credit (Increasing Community Rating)
- Impact Adjustments for Credit
The workshop is designed to aid local officials and floodplain managers in better understanding the CRS program benefits, requirements and procedures needed to increase the insurance premium savings for citizens in participating communities. Most time will be spent on discussing the documentation requirements and the impact adjustments for credit.
CEUs: Continuing education credits are available for CFMs through the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
This course is open to FEMA & MEMA staff, community officials, building officials and floodplain managers. To register contact Angie Coats, Mitigation 228-365-9406 (cell) or 228-897-9613 or email at angela.coats@dhs.gov.