Event Details

This course will be held on the Zoom platform only from 8:00am to 12:00pm. A camera is required to attend via Zoom. 

The Certified Floodplain Surveyor Update will be a refresher course that is a condensed version of the full CFS training. We will discuss any processing changes and/or regulatory changes that might have occurred since the first training session.

The CFS Update is required every 2 years for Certified Floodplain Surveyors to maintain their certification.

Instructors

Gary W. Thompson, PLS - Gary W. Thompson is the Deputy Hazard Mitigation Chief, North Carolina Emergency Management/Hazard Mitigation, and Chief of the North Carolina Geodetic Survey/Hazard Mitigation/NC Emergency Management. He has held a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in North Carolina since 1980. He has served as president of both the North Carolina Society of Surveyors (NCSS) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Gary is an emeritus member of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBEES) and, as of July 2025, serves as a commission member of the ABET Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC).

Steve Garrett, CFM - Steve Garrett has worked for North Carolina Emergency Management for over 20 years. He is currently serving as the State NFIP Coordinator. Previously, Steve served as a planner for the Risk Management Section of North Carolina Emergency Management; providing outreach and technical assistance for Floodplain Management and the Floodplain Mapping Program, overseeing the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between NCFMP and NCDOT, and managing the LOMR Review Partners Program. Prior to working with Risk Management, he was a grant project manager and environmental specialist with the Hazard Mitigation Section. Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and a Master of Science in Natural Resources Management from North Carolina State University.