Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House 
FEMA 347/May 2000 

Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Directorate 


Acknowledgments 
The support and contributions of the following individuals 
and organizations helped make the preparation of this 
publication possible: 

James L. Witt 

Director 
Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Michael J. Armstrong 

Associate Director for Mitigation 
Federal Emergency Management Agency 

John Copenhaver 

Regional Director
FEMA Region IV
Atlanta, Georgia


Clifford Oliver, CEM 

Chief 
Program Policy and Assessment Branch 
Mitigation Directorate 
Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Paul Tertell, P.E. 

Senior Engineer and Project Officer
Program Policy and Assessment Branch
Mitigation Directorate
Federal Emergency Management Agency


The Staff of the Mitigation Division 

FEMA Region IV
Atlanta, Georgia