How to Read A Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Tutorial; This tutorial educates users on the use and application of FEMA FIRMs. Each component of the FIRM is explored. The tutorial includes a section that contains examples of getting specific information from FIRMs.
www.fema.gov/hazard/map/firm.shtm www.fema.gov/hazard/map/firm.shtm
Beginning on or after October 1, 2009, FEMA will provide a single paper flood map and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) to each mapped community. FEMA will convert all other distribution of maps and FIS reports for digital delivery.
www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/index.shtm
Flood Insurance Rate Map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Flood Insurance Rate Map ( FIRM ) displays the floodplains in a town or area. Such maps are used in town planning, in the insurance industry, and by individuals who want to avoid moving into a h...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_Insurance_Rate_Map
On October 1, 2009, as part of FEMA's Digital Vision initiative, the FEMA MSC discontinued general distribution of paper mapping products. This affects Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Flood Hazard Boundary Maps, Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps, and Flood Insurance Study reports. ... - How do I find the flood map for my area?
msc.fema.gov/
A FIRMette is a full-scale section of a FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that you create yourself online by selecting the desired area from an image of a Flood Insurance Rate Map. The FIRMette also includes the map title block, north arrow, and scale bar.
msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/info?storeId=100... msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/info?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&content=firmetteHelp_0&title=FIRMette%20Tutorial
Using the results of a FIS, FEMA prepares a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that depicts the spatial extent of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) and other thematic features related to flood risk assessment.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqfloods/fbackgr.html www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqfloods/fbackgr.html
Data completeness for Q3 Flood Data files reflect the content and completeness of the source Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the FIRM due to scale and legibility constraints.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqfloods/fpickc.html www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqfloods/fpickc.html
The Federal Emergency Management Agency designated velocity and over-wash zones from the Flood Insurance Rate Maps were compiled by the Resource Mapping Project staff at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst for the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program. ... ; Flood Insurance Rate Map Zones V and AO - April 1997;
www.mass.gov/mgis/firmaov.htm
A bill in the U.S. Congress: To suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired. ... This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate ... Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years.
www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3415
As part of a national 5-year map modernization effort, FEMA floodplain maps are being updated. If available, newer flood elevation data are being used, and newer elevation data (topography) are being ... Map Effective - Date the final maps become effective (official) for flood insurance and zoning ... Flood Insurance Basics...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/floodplain... www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/floodplain/fema_map_mod_mn.html