Hurricane Katrina Recovery Assistance
FEMA has prepared a series of Recovery Advisories that present guidance for design, construction, and restoration of buildings in areas subject to coastal flooding and high winds from Hurricane Katrina.
To download PDF or plain text files for individual Advisories, click on the links shown below.
- Reconstruction Guidance Using Hurricane Katrina Surge Inundation and Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps ( PDF 418 KB, TXT 16 KB)
- Initial Restoration for Flooded Buildings ( PDF 269 KB, TXT 16 KB)
- Design and Construction in Coastal A Zones ( PDF 798 KB, TXT 12 KB)
- The ABC's of Returning to Flooded Buildings ( PDF 152 KB, TXT 7 KB)
- Attachment of Brick Veneer in High-Wind Regions ( PDF 533 KB, TXT 8 KB)
- Attachment of Rooftop Equipment in High-Wind Regions (PDF 14640 KB, TXT 97 KB)
- Rooftop Attachment of Lightning Protection Systems in High-Wind Regions (PDF 14640 KB, TXT 97 KB)
- Designing for Flood Levels Above the BFE (PDF 14640 KB, TXT 97 KB)
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