Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping Presentation
Risk Map Process
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DISCOVERY
tershed/County
Community
dentification
Research
DISCOVERY
FEMA gathers information about
local flood hazards and their risk
in close coordination with the
community to prioritize future
mapping, risk assessment, or
mitigation planning assistance.
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Hazard Mitigation
Plan Review
Determination
to move
forward with
Risk MAP
study
Community
Outreach
Discovery Meeting
Discovery Report
Watershed/County
Community
Identification
Research
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Hazard Mitigation
Plan Review
Determination
to move
forward with
Risk MAP
study.
Partner
Identification
Community
Outreach
Discovery Meeting
Discovery Report
in good standing as an NFIP
participant
RESILIENCE MEETING
FEMA, State and local officials,
and partners work to identify
and review resilience strategies.
planning options, and potential
actions to reduce risk.
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ENGINEERING & MODELING
FEMA analyzes the information
gathered during Discovery and
develops the first draft of the maps,
called "work maps."
communities to adopt the
new flood maps.
EFFECTIVE MAPS
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Once effective, new maps and products
are available through FEMA's Flood Map
Service Center. The new data will inform
flood insurance decisions and local
building regulations. Community
members can submit data to amend or
revise the FIRM as part of a Letter of
Map Change (LOMC) process.
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