Inspired by a recent attendance at the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) conference in June 2024, this blog post unpacks FEMA's Future of Flood Risk Data (FFRD) initiative, exploring its shift to a probabilistic approach for assessing flood hazards and risks. It highlights the difference between flood hazard and risk, detailing FFRD's methodology, data sources, and potential use cases. 

During the ASFPM 2024 conference, HEC delivered an insightful presentation on the latest updates to HEC-RAS Version 6 and the upcoming HEC-RAS 2025. Here’s a summary of the key points and features they discussed.