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2. Flood opening - Wikipedia

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   The FEMA (and, thus, NFIP) requirements for non-engineered openings are similar to requirements from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Unlike the ASCE, FEMA requires the placement of openings such that the bottom of each opening is no more than one foot above the higher of the adjacent ground level, or the interior foundation slab height ...

3. 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]

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

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   FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 system is designed to produce fair flood insurance rates. ... FEMA still uses Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for mandatory purchase requirements and floodplain ...

5. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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   Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government that states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against ...

6. FEMA public assistance now available in 19 Illinois counties

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   Sep. 18—CHICAGO — On Sept. 15, FEMA approved Illinois' request for 19 counties to receive public assistance following the severe storms and flooding event on June 29 — July 2. With this ...

7. FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force - Wikipedia

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   FEMA has created a standardized list of equipment that each Task Force maintains. The 16,400 pieces of equipment are cached and palletized for quick access and transportation. The complete load of equipment weighs 60,000 pounds (27,215 kg) and is designed to be transported by tractor trailer or in the cargo hold of one C-17 transport aircraft ...

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9. 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]