Media Library
This is a learning library as well as a means to share media tools. Below are reels, graphics, documents, and other files that are useful for training or are otherwise advocating for flood risk management.
Material will continue to be added. The launch was only in mid-July 2026. More will be added daily.
Videos
NEW!
Why say structural and nonstructural?
Technical experts say these terms when forming alternatives that address flood hazards. Understanding why will help you on your flood management planning effort. Maybe we can start using the terms features and activities for these measures that manage flood risks?
Three Things You Should Know About … Levees!
New! This is the first reel of many, where we will spotlight one measure, or some aspect about flood risk management, and point out Three Things You Should Know About it.
Watch for more in the future!
Flood Map Limitations
Flood maps aren’t perfect. They have limitations tied to stream gage and precipitation records.
The Flood Management Planning Process
Flood insurance rates have become actuarial rates in the United States over the last several years within the NFIP. This reel is about floodplain management plans and the planning process behind them. This is a way to lower insurance premiums through the FEMA NFIP Community Rating System, Activity 510. Earn and accumulate points to lower rates community-wide. Adopting a floodplain management plan can change your community a whole class level in CRS!
Music by Nigel Stanford. Used with permission.
Photos
Various photos from Hurricane Harvey impacts, August 28, 2017
Graphics, Spreadsheets, PowerPoints
Items you can find behind the paywall include
- Flood Risk Management Measures mindmap
- FRM Roles and Responsibilities spreadsheet
- Historic Flood Sign template
- Example nonstructural analysis for a floodplain
- Emergency action plans template
- and more
Historic Flood Sign Examples
These signs were used for communities in Kansas to remind the public of past highwater marks and the disasters they caused.
(Paywall) Graphics, Spreadsheets, PowerPoints
Topics include
- Flood Risk Management Measures mindmap
- FRM Roles and Responsibilities spreadsheet
- Historic Flood Sign template
- Example nonstructural analysis for a floodplain
- Emergency action plans template
- and more
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