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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. Special Flood Hazard Area - Wikipedia

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    A Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) is an area identified by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an area with a special flood or mudflow, and/or flood related erosion hazard, as shown on a flood hazard boundary map or flood insurance rate map. [1]

  4. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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    FEMA says this can be used for property that was incorrectly included in a flood zone or if the addition of fill has elevated the property above the flood zone. Information on the property's location, legal description, and use of fill are required for FEMA to determine if the property is located in a flood zone.

  5. FEMA is changing Palm Beach County's flood maps. How to ... - AOL

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    The last time FEMA released new flood maps was seven years ago. The Town of Jupiter will host an open-house style information session about the new flood maps from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 ...

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

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    According to FEMA, these factors are flood frequency, flood types, proximity to potential flood sources and property characteristics. There is a particular focus on the cost to rebuild the ...

  7. FEMA unveils building restrictions in flood zones - AOL

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    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday announced finalized rules for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The FFRMS is a flexible federal standard requiring ...

  8. Federal Emergency Management Agency - Wikipedia

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    FEMA works to ensure affordable flood insurance is available to homeowners in flood plains, through the National Flood Insurance Program, and also works to enforce no-build zones in known flood plains and relocate or elevate some at-risk structures. [45]

  9. Thousands of US communities forgo federal flood insurance - AOL

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    Others may have flood zones that are already off limits for development. Some may have considered the relative costs of initiating a floodplain management program—a prerequisite for NFIP ...

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