Spring 2012 Workshop Sponsors

NMFMA would like to thank the following sponsors of the Spring 2012 Workshop in Socorro, NM.  Sponsors assisted with the cost of breaks and the social events that we all enjoyed during the conference.  The City of Socorro donated the luncheon on Thursday which was catered by Sofia's Kitchen.  If you have the opportunity, please show your gratitude to the sponsors below for their generosity and continuing support of NMFMA.  
  
  

And we would like to thank Smith Engineering for their continued support for NMFMA by their dedication of personnel and time during the development of the HEC-RAS course taught in Albuquerque in January.  The class was really appreciated by our technical members and the door is open for more classes when the need arises.

    New CFMs

NMFMA recognizes CFMs who were recently certified by the NM CFM Program. Congratulations on passing the CFM exam proctored at the NMFMA Spring 2012 Workshop in Socorro on March 14:

   NM DHSEM Course Announcement - May, 2012

Hello Folks –

Click HERE to find the course announcement for ‘Mitigation for Local Officials’ and the Hazard Mitigation Planning Process. The combination of these two courses is an excellent opportunity to learn about mitigation and the planning process for community officials, emergency managers, floodplain managers, planners, private-non-profits and for-profit companies. It has taken a long time to get this course offered here in New Mexico. We are hoping for a great turn-out.  This course is worth 12 CECs for all CFMs who attend.

Just as a reminder, there is no registration cost for the course. Per diem will be available for eligible participants.  

You can also find a short PowerPoint that will help you with registering on the Preparing New Mexico website by clicking HERE. You will first need to create an account and then register for the course.

Please call or email with questions,

Wendy

Wendy Blackwell, CFM

State Hazard Mitigation Officer

NMDHSEM, Preparedness Bureau

P.O. Box 27111, Santa Fe, NM  87502

505-476-9676 office

505-231-8517 cell

505-476-9596 fax

wendy.blackwell@state.nm.us 

    FEMA E-273 4-Day Course -- coming to Las Cruces.

    Dale Hoff, CFM from FEMA Region VI will be teaching the FEMA E-273 course again this year.  The course will be held in the City Hall in Las Cruces at 700 N. Main Street, Room 2007-B June 4 thru 8.  The CFM exam will be proctored on Friday from 09:00 to 12:00.  If you are not a member of NMFMA, be sure to read all the information about the CFM exam at the bottom of the registration page.   See more details.

    NMFMA workshops/conferences are scheduled for the following times:

   Fall 2012  is scheduled for October 17-19 in Las Cruces, NM at the Mesilla Valley Days Inn & Suites, 901 Avenida de Mesilla, 575-524-8603, www.mesillavalleyinn.com .  The rooms available at the Inn are either Single King or Two Queen Sized Beds, are non-smoking, and pets are allowed.  The room rate is $47.50 per night plus taxes and other fees (such as pet fees).

The theme for the Workshop is "ARE WE REALLY THE EXPERTS?".  Orlando Fierro, CFM with the Dona Ana Flood Commission and J.D. Padilla, CFM with the City of Las Cruces are co-chairing the Conference and Program Director positions for the workshop.

If you are interested in giving a presentation, please contact Orlando at 575-525-5558 (email - orlandof@donaanacounty.org ) or JD at 575-528-3131 (email - jdpadilla@las-cruces.org ). 

 
   If you would like to bring an NMFMA workshop to your community for the Spring of 2013 and beyond, or if your company is interested in providing a sponsorship for any of our workshops, please contact our Conference Committee Chair, Mike Czosnek,at mczosnek@socorronm.gov .

    NMFMA Committees

    Conference Committee

Purpose:    To plan and produce semi-annual workshops for New Mexico

                    floodplain managers and others.

Chair:    Mike Czosnek, CFM, City of Socorro  mczosnek@socorronm.gov 

    GIS Committee   

Purpose:    To make GIS more available to NMFMA members

                    and communities throughout the State.

Chair:    Tobias Finke, CFM, URS Corporation      tobias.finke@urs.com

Our Committee Page contains interesting tidbits from the worlds of GIS and is updated regularly.

   Training and Education Committee

Purpose:  To develop training and education opportunities for floodplain

                  managers and others.

Chair:    Curtis Cherne, CFM, City of Albuquerque   ccherne@cabq.gov

NMFMA is interested in developing more training opportunities for its members.  If you have ideas about training classes that can be given at our conferences/ workshops or as separate training events, please contact Curtis Cherne, CFM. 

   2012 CRS Coordinator's Manual

Check out the new changes to the 2012 CRS Coordinator's Manual.  Go to www.crs2012.org to see an updated list of webinars and the summary of the proposed changes.