Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
NFIP Policy Index
- Definition/Description
- NFIP Requirement
- Other Applicable NFIP Regulations
- Guidance
- Related Keywords
- Special Topic Resources
Definition/Description
The official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
NFIP Requirement
59.1 - Definition
59.22 (6) - Local Map Repository
59.22 (9) (v) - Community Boundary Updates
Other Applicable NFIP Regulations
64.3 - FIRM Use for Sale of Flood Insurance
65 - Revisions to FIRM
Guidance
IS-9 Managing Floodplain Development Through The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (pages 3-35 to 3-37)
Related Keywords
Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
Flood or Flooding
Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
Flood Map
Flood Profile
Floodway
Revision to NFIP Maps
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
Special Topic Resources
Coastal Study
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-23 to 3-36
Countywide Format
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-42
Digital FIRM
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-44
Floodway Analysis
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-19
Q3
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-46
Riverine Study
- Managing Floodplain Development (IS-9) 3-11
Using NFIP Maps
- How to Read a FiRM Online Tutorial
Last Modified: Wednesday, 30-May-2007 15:00:06 EDT