DNR: Water: Events & Training

Floodplain Management Training

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is a proven partner to FEMA with a history of providing, maintaining, and improving floodplain management services throughout the state.

Online Training: Understanding the NFIP

There is now another option to obtain floodplain management training at no cost for the community. The Division of Water has partnered with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) to develop an interactive online course. Simply follow the link below, create an account (or sign-in if you already have one), and complete the course. The course is self-paced and will track your progress, generating a certificate upon completion of all included activities and knowledge checks. If you take this course to comply with IC 14-28-3-7.2, the certificate must be submitted to dowfpm@dnr.IN.gov to verify compliance.
Online Course
Operation Stay Afloat 2026

The Indiana Departments of Natural Resources and Homeland Security are proud to partner for the 11th biennial Operation Stay Afloat. The event will take place on Thursday, March 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET at the Indiana State Government Center in Indianapolis.
This event brings together all-hazard and floodplain management specialists from across the state to share the tools, skills, and information that help them manage hazard preparedness, mitigation, and floodplain management in Indiana.
You’re encouraged to attend if you are a floodplain administrator, emergency management official, building official, representative from a regional planning group or river basin commission, engineer, consultant, member of a volunteer group, local CEO, state legislator, or just someone with a passion for community resilience and disaster mitigation.
Operation Stay Afloat will offer continuing education credits/units (CECs/CEUs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM), Professional Emergency Managers (PEM), Certified Emergency Managers (CEM), and Professional Engineers (PE). Certificates will be issued for attendance, and CECs and CEUs should be self-reported to your credentialing organization after the event.
Register for Operation Stay Afloat
Registration closes Monday, March 9.
You will receive an email with more information, including parking and conference room directions, shortly after submitting your registration. If you do not, please resubmit your registration, ensuring that your email address is entered correctly.
If you have questions about Operation Stay Afloat, please contact Jessica Mooney at jemooney@dnr.IN.gov or Mary Moran at mmoran@dhs.IN.gov.
Indiana’s NFIP 101: In-Person Workshop

DNR’s Floodplain Management Section will be hosting an in-person version of our Indiana’s NFIP 101 workshop on Tuesday, April 28.
This workshop covers all aspects of running a successful floodplain management program, including proper permitting of all development and an explanation of a community’s responsibilities under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Anyone new to floodplain management or looking for a refresher on the NFIP is encouraged to attend. The workshop will offer continuing education credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM) and Professional Engineers (PE).

This workshop meets the floodplain administrator training requirement in IC 14-28-3-7.2.
Event Details:
Tuesday, April 28
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Indiana Government Center South
Wabash Hall 1 & 2
302 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Register
Registration closes Friday, April 24.

Recorded Workshops and Training

In partnership with FEMA, the DNR Division of Water is implementing and updating training videos. These videos are intended for use by floodplain administrators, other local officials, or property owners. The videos and web pages broaden knowledge of floodplain management and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements. Videos will be maintained and updated on this site for those who did not have an opportunity to attend the workshops in person or virtually or those who wish to have a refresher on a particular topic. If you do not find a topic of interest below, contact us at DNRFPM@dnr.IN.gov for more information.