The Flood Awareness Apex applies new and emerging technologies to improve community resilience from flood disasters. Our goals are to reduce flood fatalities and property losses, as well as enhance community-wide resiliency to disruptive flood events.

Fact Sheets and Video

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  To mitigate the impact of flood disasters, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has initiated multiple projects across the nation through its Flood Apex Program.

• Automated National Structures Inventory Project Fact Sheet
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Partnering to Plan for Flood Risk Fact Sheet
• Community Hazard Assessment and Mitigation Planning System (CHAMPS) Assessed to Help Mitigate Disasters Fact Sheet
• Enhanced Resiliency Experiment Framework Fact Sheet
• Flood Analytics: Improving Risk Assessment and Community Resilience Fact Sheet
• Internet of Things (IoT): Low-Cost Flood Inundation Sensors Fact Sheet
• National Resilience Standards for Flood Proofing Products Project Fact Sheet
• Private Flood Insurance Market Evaluation Project Fact Sheet
• Rethinking America's Costliest Disaster Fact Sheet
• Smart Alerts Pilot Project Fact Sheet
• Utilizing the Landsat Mission and Spectral Indices to Automate Flood Extent Mapping Fact Sheet

Publications

• Flood Apex Program:  Rethinking America's Costliest Disaster Infographic Infographic
• Flood Apex Program Overview: Rethinking America’s Costliest Disaster
• New Orleans Flood Resilience Experiment After Action Report

News

• Snapshot: S&T, N.C. Partner to Test Flood Sensors, Build Resilience
• Snapshot: S&T Supports FEMA with Comprehensive Flood Insurance Report
• News Release: DHS S&T Partners with Local Communities to Improve Flood Resiliency
• Snapshot: National Conversation on Homeland Security Technology: Commercial Flood Insurance Roundtable
• Snapshot: S&T Helps Train Public Safety Practitioners in Flood Preparation
• Snapshot: Making Flood Forecasting Easier, Faster
• Snapshot: Homeowner Flood Insurance Roundtable Dialogue
• Snapshot: S&T & New Orleans Teamed Up to Conduct Flood Relief Planning Exercise