National Flood Insurance Program: Publications

FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Appomattox County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.

Local and state emergency managers, building code officials, and others share responsibility for reducing their communities’ risk in dealing with natural hazards and other events – before, during, and after a disaster. Listen to a panel discussion from multiple levels of government of how building codes can be implemented.

Calling all Planners, Building Code Officials & Enforcement Officers, Floodplain Administrators, and NFIP Coordinators/Staff! Get "Mission Possible" this Building Safety Month and learn about the 2O211-Codes being widely adopted across the mid-Atlantic states, including minimum requirements set forth by the I-Codes and how they relate to the National Flood Insurance Program minimum standards.

Hurricane Irma struck Florida in September 2017, causing extensive damage in many parts of the state. Hurricane Irma's 185 mph maximum winds continued for more than 37 hours — the longest any cyclone on record to maintain that intensity. Sixty-five percent of the state was without power immediately after the storm including 6.5 million homes and businesses.

Flood water is no stranger to the residents of Lafitte, an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.