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2. Flood opening - Wikipedia

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   Most regulatory authorities in the United States that offer requirements for flood openings define two major classes of opening: [1] engineered, and non-engineered. The requirements for non-engineered openings are typically stricter, defining necessary characteristics for aspects ranging from overall size of each opening, to allowable screening or other coverage options, to number and ...

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

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   HENDERSONVILLE— Anyone in North Carolina with property at risk of flooding is eligible to apply to participate in FEMA’s hazard mitigation grant program, which provides funds for buyouts and ...

4. Heavy rains coming your way? Here's how to protect your ... - AOL

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   According to FEMA, flood vents can prevent water pressure from increasing by allowing the floodwater to move through an enclosure. These vents can be installed in your garage doors. They remain ...

5. Some federal programs pay to elevate flood-prone homes. But ...

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6. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines the floodplain as the area that would be flooded by a base flood, [8] which is "the flood which has a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year". In this sense, a base flood is synonymous with a 100-year flood and a floodplain is synonymous with a special flood ...

7. Katrina Cottage - Wikipedia

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   Katrina Cottages or FEMA Cottages are small residential shelters designed and marketed in the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina (August 2005). They were designed as a response to the inadequacies of the trailers issued to flood victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

8. 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 ...

9. 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]