{"id":"f67c5424-5697-4ba4-9aa9-360eeea90611","task":"Determine whether a surveyor qualifies for NSPS's Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS) credential and where the 2026 training is held.","domain":"nsps.us.com","steps":["Review the CFS program description on the NSPS site under its certification programs section (nsps.us.com).","Note the NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyor Training & Certification Program dates (January 14-16, 2026) and the National Academy for NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyors (July 29-August 1, 2026).","Confirm prerequisite licensure (active state PLS/PS license) before registering, since CFS is a post-licensure credential, not a standalone license.","Cross-reference FEMA's own Elevation Certificate competency expectations, since CFS training is explicitly built around correctly completing FEMA floodplain surveying deliverables.","Register through the NSPS eStore/events page rather than a third-party CE aggregator to guarantee the credential is recognized."],"gotchas":["CFS is an NSPS credential, not a FEMA-issued certification — FEMA does not certify individual surveyors, only accepts properly completed Elevation Certificates from state-licensed professionals.","Session dates shift year to year; always confirm the current-year schedule rather than relying on a cached event list."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/f67c5424-5697-4ba4-9aa9-360eeea90611"}