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2. Flood insurance rate map - Wikipedia

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   A flood insurance rate map (FIRM) is an official map of a community within the United States that displays the floodplains, more explicitly special hazard areas and risk premium zones, as delineated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). [1]

3. Got a flood prone property? FEMA is funding buyouts and ... - AOL

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   FEMA’s hazard mitigation grant program provides funds for property buyouts and home elevations.

4. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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   [34] FEMA requires "Copies of the input and output data from the original and revised hydraulic analyses shall be submitted" with the hydraulic analysis supporting revisions to flood maps. [35] A 2015 FEMA website identifies that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Hydrologic Engineering Center's River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) computer ...

5. What is a flood elevation certificate? - AOL

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   Elevation certificates are no longer required to purchase flood insurance under FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0. However, homeowners can choose to provide one to their agent to see if they qualify for a ...

6. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. [1]

7. Understanding FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 system for flood ... - AOL

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   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created Risk Rating 2.0 to help create more fairly rated flood insurance policies by taking more rating factors into consideration.

8. Waffle House Index - Wikipedia

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   The term was coined by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate in May 2011 following the 2011 Joplin tornado, during which the two Waffle House restaurants in Joplin remained open. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The measure is based on Waffle House's reputation for staying open during extreme weather and for reopening quickly, albeit sometimes with a limited menu ...

9. FEMA releases Wayne County flood maps, urges residents to ...

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   The maps help determine flood risks and flood insurance requirements and rates. FEMA is urging residents to look at the maps, identify problems, ask questions, and participate in the 90-day appeal ...