Other Important Information
The FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping Website (FHM) includes and references a host of important information about FEMA, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood hazard mapping. Links to some of the most popular content are included below.
How
to Obtain Flood Maps- FEMA Map Assistance Center
- Online Hazard Maps
- Mitigation
- About FEMA
- Technical Mapping Advisory Council
How to Obtain Flood Maps
The FEMA Flood Map Store allows business customers to search and place orders for FEMA map products on-line. Individuals wishing to purchase products for personal use and those customers exempt from fees may call Map Service Center (MSC) Customer Service at 1-800-358-9616. Individuals and customers exempt from fees will be able to place orders on-line by the summer of 2001. Visit the site for more information.
FEMA Map Assistance Center
The FEMA Map Assistance Center (FMAC) serves to inform the public of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Rules and Regulations. Map Specialists respond to inquiries from Federal, State, and local officials and the general public.
Online Hazard Maps
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), A National Partner for Hazard Information and Awareness FEMA and ESRI have formed a National Partnership aimed at providing multi-hazard maps and information for U.S. residents, business owners, schools, community groups, and local governments. Visitors can create custom hazard maps, by entering a zip code and selecting from a variety of hazard types to help determine disaster risks in any community.
Mitigation
Mitigation is the cornerstone of emergency management. It's the ongoing effort to lessen the impact disasters have on people and property. Mitigation involves keeping homes away from floodplains, engineering bridges to withstand earthquakes, creating and enforcing effective building codes to protect property from hurricanes -- and more. This page provides valuable information concerning FEMA's Mitigation efforts.
About FEMA
This page provides general information about FEMA and the Agency's Director.
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
The Technical Mapping Advisory Council (the "Council") was established by Congress in the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 to provide recommendations to FEMA on how to improve the accuracy, quality, distribution, and use of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). The duration of the Council was five years, from November 1995 through November 2000. Get information on the Council's findings from this page.
