HUD CDBG-DR Base Flood Elevation (BFE), two (2) feet above the Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE)

• Murray Wennerlund
• 5-13-2021
• 351
• 1 minute 42 seconds reading time.

When you work with your municipality and they say your elevation has to be Base Flood Elevation BFE they are quoting FEMA policy. FEMA offers a 25/75 cost share for elevation. Your municipality has to tell you BFE plus 2 feet to use other federal funds.

What you will find on your substantial damage letter generated by FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator software

• Murray Wennerlund
• 5-2-2021
• 185
• 1 minute 6 seconds reading time.

A detailed look at what you will find on your FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator SDE output. For more details about each section I recommend that you read the SDE 3.0 User Manual and Field Workbook published by FEMA for the SDE software.

FEMA's Disaster Sequence of Events

• Murray Wennerlund
• 4-27-2021
• 187
• 2 minutes 10 seconds reading time.

What we need to assist more disaster victims is this flowchart for Federal Assistance. FEMA to HUD / SBA Flowchart for a more balanced recovery process based on ability to take additional household debt.

How to Appeal Substantial Damage assessments conducted by FEMA or your municipality.

• Murray Wennerlund
• 4-24-2021
• 753
• 12 minutes 18 seconds reading time.

Substantial Damage determinations at times can cause additional disaster debt burden beyond what the homeowner can financially manage. When we need to contest or appeal the substantial damage report we need to follow federal and your municipality policy.

Livingston Parish RE: Notification of Substantial Damage and NFIP Non-Compliance

• Murray Wennerlund
• 4-23-2021
• 765
• 6 minutes 29 seconds reading time.

FEMA Substantial Damage” notice dated April 19, 2021 and sent by the Livingston Parish LOHSEP to homeowners. It is estimated that more than 3,800 homeowners have been requested to follow the FEMA mitigation policies that should have been processed in 2016

Renters Can Apply for FEMA Assistance

• Murray Wennerlund
• 2-21-2021
• 391
• 5 minutes 31 seconds reading time.

Renters, your FEMA assistance is called Individual Assistance or IA. FEMA can and should offer you grants to replace some of the items you have lost. This is not a substitute for renters insurance and this is not going to make you whole again.

FEMA Remote Home Inspections after Hurricane Laura August 22, 2020 Homeowners DIY Verified Loss assessments.

• Murray Wennerlund
• 1-12-2021
• 224
• 5 minutes 53 seconds reading time.

COVID-19 protections allow FEMA to conduct remote inspections from August 22, 2020 on. This will now require the homeowners and property owners to collect all the damage assessment information. Do homeowners have FEMA Verified Loss training? Not yet, but.

Get your FEMA Verified Loss damage assessment FEMA-4559-DR, Louisiana Disaster Declaration as of 11/20/2020

• Murray Wennerlund
• 11-29-2020
• 424
• 2 minutes 2 seconds reading time.

Today, November 29, 2020 and what you do this coming week will change how your disaster recovery unfolds. Those that know the state of Louisiana OCD-DRU are working the numbers while others are going to be penalized as with every disaster in state.

How to Appeal FEMA Determinations for Louisiana Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA)

• Murray Wennerlund
• 9-7-2020
• 925
• 4 minutes 48 seconds reading time.

I have covered Verified Loss as well as eligibility determinations by FEMA. Now I will cover the appeals process posted by FEMA for other disasters such as Hurricane Laura DR-4559 8-28-2020.

What is FEMA Public Assistance (PA) and what is a PA Category?

• Contributor
• 9-7-2020
• 1.6K
• 7 minutes 33 seconds reading time.

What do you need to follow when your disaster area is setup with federal taxpayer dollars for Public Assistance? You need to watch what is on your governments agenda for spending to make sure the PA funds go to more services for the citizens.