Bob Franke

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Mr. Franke joined the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VII staff in July 1987. He is currently an engineer in the Mitigation Division’s Risk Analysis Branch where his responsibilities include program and project management for the Flood Map Modernization Program to create Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. He is the Region VII lead for the Cooperating Technical Partner Program.

He is also the Region VII lead for building science issues. In this capacity, he has participated on the review team for FEMA’s safe room publications, and various workgroups to develop FEMA’s safe room policy. He is a past member of the International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association Consensus Committee on Storm Shelters.

Before his current assignment in Mitigation, he worked in several of FEMA’s National Preparedness programs. An Ohio native, Mr. Franke attended the University of Cincinnati where he received a B.S. in Construction Management.