National Dam Safety Program Publications

The National Dam Safety Program provides a variety of publications, including:

  • Research Needs Workshop Reports
  • Technical Manuals, Guides and Reports
  • Technical Advisories
  • Safety Series Fact Sheets
  • Response and Recovery (R&R) Dam Response Operations Matrices
  • Dam Safety & Risk MAP/Flood Mapping Studies Fact Sheet Series
  • DSS-WISE Fact Sheets
  • FEMA P-1015, Technical Manual: Overtopping Protection for Dams (ZIP, 410MB)

Search for Dam Safety Publications

Search for documents below, or view our pages on Federal Guidelines, National Dam Safety Program Information, Resources for the General Public, or Resources for States.

You can order publications from the FEMA Distribution Center.

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CTA-4 Plan Development (Spanish)

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CTA-2 Dam Risk Consequences/ Lessons Learned (Spanish)

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CTA-5 Emergency Action Plan and Emergency Operations Plan Refinement and Approval (Spanish)

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CTA-3 Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (Spanish)

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Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams Grant Program Fact Sheet

The Rehabilitation of HHPD Grant Program Fact Sheet provides a general overview of the program and its eligibility requirements.

National Dam Safety Awareness Day - May 31, 2021
National Dam Safety Awareness Day

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National Dam Safety Awareness Day – Outreach Ideas for Children

This document contains National Dam Safety Awareness Day outreach ideas and activities for children. Share your stories and/or photos with the #DamSafetyDay hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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National Dam Safety Awareness Day – Local Event Planning Checklist

This document contains a checklist for local event planners to use in planning an event for National Dam Safety Awareness Day.

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National Dam Safety Awareness Day – Media Coverage Tips

This document contains tips for media outreach for to increase awareness and share educational information about National Dam Safety Awareness Day.

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National Dam Safety Awareness Day – Suggested Key Messages

This document contains key messages developed for use in National Dam Safety Awareness Day materials.

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