11 Mar 2020

Agencies strengthen commitment to reduce flood hazards

As part of Virginia Flood Awareness Week, the Virginia Silver Jackets, a team composed of multiple federal and state agencies, will sign an updated charter this week.

15 Mar 2019

Norfolk District pours out the word on Virginia Flood Awareness Week

This week is Virginia Flood Awareness Week, addressing the nation’s most common and costly natural disaster. The observance foreshadows the Atlantic hurricane season, which starts June 1, and is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Dam Safety and Floodplain Management – the commonwealth’s national flood insurance coordinator.

15 Mar 2019

Norfolk District pours out the word on Virginia Flood Awareness Week

This week is Virginia Flood Awareness Week, addressing the nation’s most common and costly natural disaster. The observance foreshadows the Atlantic hurricane season, which starts June 1, and is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Dam Safety and Floodplain Management – the commonwealth’s national flood insurance coordinator.

13 Sep 2016

Corps of Engineers participates in first-time flood summit in high-risk DC

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives joined more than 150 experts to discuss flooding in our nation’s capital at Gallaudet University, Sept. 8, 2016, marking the first flood summit of its kind in Washington.

20 Nov 2015

D.C. Silver Jackets recognized as climate change leader by Cities100

The District of Columbia Silver Jackets flood-fighting team has been selected to be highlighted in the global publication Cities100 that names 100 concrete city programs to address climate change that can be scaled and replicated across the world.

16 Nov 2015

D.C. Silver Jackets hosts tabletop exercise for flood emergencies in the District

The District of Columbia’s interagency flood-fighting team completed a tabletop exercise to test the effectiveness of plans laid out in the District’s revised Flood Emergency Manual Nov. 3, 2015. This manual details how federal, District, and public agencies will respond to flood emergencies in the District and the nearby vicinity, including emergency closures and the operation of the 17th Street closure structure that is part of the Potomac Park Levee.

16 Nov 2015

D.C. Silver Jackets hosts tabletop exercise for flood emergencies in the District

The District of Columbia’s interagency flood-fighting team completed a tabletop exercise to test the effectiveness of plans laid out in the District’s revised Flood Emergency Manual Nov. 3, 2015. This manual details how federal, District, and public agencies will respond to flood emergencies in the District and the nearby vicinity, including emergency closures and the operation of the 17th Street closure structure that is part of the Potomac Park Levee.

20 Mar 2015

First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland

Storms are becoming stronger and more prevalent, and they are wiping out entire coastal communities - and not just along the Gulf Coast. First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland - funded by the Maryland Silver Jackets

13 Mar 2013

Pennsylvania Silver Jackets release on-line flood risk management resource

During a flood, residents and business owners are overwhelmed with pressing needs so information