COURSE DESCRIPTION Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed 234,230 single-family homes in Mississippi alone (FEMA, 2006a). After Katrina, FEMA developed this Guide to assist homeowners and builders to improve the protection
COURSE DESCRIPTION Dry flood proofing can be described as a combination of operations plans, adjustments, alterations, and/or additions to buildings that lower the potential for flood damage by reducing the
COURSE DESCRIPTION Tornadoes cause heavy loss of life and property damage throughout much of the United States. Ideally, a specially designed safe room or storm shelter offers the best protection
Wet floodproofing can be defined as permanent or contingent measures applied to a structure and/or its contents that prevent or provide resistance to damage from flooding by allowing floodwater to
COURSE DESCRIPTION Relocation of a home to a new site above the design flood elevation (DFE) can offer the greatest security from future flooding. Relocation involves moving an entire structure
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will introduce you to the principles and practices of repairing a flooded home. During the initial visit to a flood-damaged home, the situation often appears overwhelming.
COURSE DESCRIPTION Crawlspace foundations are commonly used to elevate the lowest floors of residential buildings located in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA’s) above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE). This course
COURSE DESCRIPTION – Inspection of Concrete and Masonry Dams This course introduces the basic principles of concrete and masonry dam inspection. It is estimated that there are about 80,000 dams
COURSE DESCRIPTION Wildfires are a common, natural, and essential occurrence in the forests, woodlands, brushlands, and grasslands of the United States and Canada. When conditions are acceptable, fire professionals use
COURSE DESCRIPTION This course introduces basic principles of protecting residential structures from high winds. The content of this course is a compilation of several FEMA documents pertaining to wind protection
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