Community Rating System

PHILADELPHIA – Residents in the Borough of Yardley, PA now have lower flood insurance premiums because of the community’s initiatives to implement better floodplain management measures encouraged by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency created the voluntary Community Rating System (CRS) program to recognize local efforts to reduce flood risk, and to reward communities, their residents, and businesses by saving them money on flood insurance premiums. The Borough of Yardley recently advanced its standing in the program.

Voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management.

Residents and businesses in Corte Madera will now be eligible for an additional five percent discount—up from 15 to 20 percent—on their flood insurance premiums thanks to local mitigation efforts.

Unincorporated Riverside County residents and businesses will now be eligible for an additional five percent discount—up from 15 to 20 percent—on their flood insurance premiums thanks to local mitigation efforts.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, siempre ha tenido problemas de inundaciones. El punto de inflexión se produjo en 1984, cuando la inundación del Día de la Recordación (Memorial Day) causó 14 muertos, 288 heridos y aproximadamente 7,000 edificios inundados. Esta devastadora inundación fue una señal de alarma para los líderes de la ciudad para tomar medidas y poner acciones en marcha. Since then, Tulsa has stood out as a leader in risk reduction.