FloodTalks

In this episode, we dive deep into the weeds to uncover why, with the clear and obvious rising risk of flooding, are governments and property owners are so slow to act at building resilience against future floods. Founding member of the Flood Mitigation Industry Association and 30 year contracting vet, Roderick Scott, joins us to weigh in and lend his expertise.

In this episode, special guest Patrick Marchman and I discuss how people and governments across the globe are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and why it gives us hope for the future. While climate change is a serious problem, it's slow moving and will never see the same level of response we see with current events. Hopefully we'll learn enough to ensure we won't need it!

In this episode, we dive headfirst into why the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was born, what it's evolved to, and some of the challenges of navigating regulations and politics to protect people and property. Joining us is 16 year FEMA veteran, Butch Kinerney, to give us the inside scoop.

This episode goes over what some of the more proactive governments across the continent are doing to protect you and your assets from the rising risk of flooding. Bruce Barr, Emergency & Flood Management Programs & GIS expert, joins us to share his personal experience working with the State of Texas and gives us an overview of the types of programs you can expect from your local and federal governments.

This episode covers the "must-know" information for anyone living in or owning a condo in a high-risk flood area. The "Florida Condo Queen", Michelle Newton, stops by FloodTalks and shares her expert advice and knowledge on building codes, NFIP rules, the difference between public and private coverage, making claims, and so much more. There's a lot to unpack!

This episode of FloodTalks explores a world where a fully functional and legislated private flood insurance model exists. While current legislation limits consumer choice in flood insurance, Lisa Miller of Lisa Miller & Associates has a plan to institute a hybrid public / private model at the federal level.

This episode of FloodTalks outlines the six different types of flood mitigation products and goes deep into what property owners and communities can do to build resilience against future flooding. Lending his extensive expertise is current Executive Director of the ASFPM and former State Hazard Mitigation Officer of Ohio, Chad Berginnis.

This episode of FloodTalks covers the difference between private flood insurance and public programs like FEMA's NFIP. Property owners in floodplains know their assets are at risk, but many are unaware that there are private insurance policies that offer more complete protection in the event of a flood. To get the scoop, we've interviewed Caitlin Connor, a Flood Strategy Coordinator at Johnson & Johnson, to learn what you need to know about the NFIP and private alternatives.

In this episode of FloodTalks, we tackle the challenge of emergency flood preparedness and uncover a genuine curiosity around people's obsession with sandbags.

Calling on his years of experience preventing damage from flash flooding, Greg Plett, owner and operator of Ark Flood+Dam, walked us through some of the reasons sandbags are the go-to tool for flood prevention and how people can use them along with other new innovations to completely protect their properties from flood-related emergencies.

In episode #1, we’re joined by industry expert Chris Greene, “The Flood Insurance Guru” in discussing the fact that there is not enough discussion around flooding! In achieving his goal of producing 365 flood videos in 365 days, Chris has developed an extensive library of content anyone can use to educate themselves on flooding, risk, and prevention techniques. In this 40 minute session, we’ll be discussing Chris’ monumental project, various topics around flood and insurance, and what’s in store