Flood Insurance

General Publications
•	Answers to Questions about the NFIP
•	Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 178 KB
•	Coping with a Flood - Before, During & After
•	Flood: Are you Protected from the Next Disaster?
•	How the NFIP Works
•	How You Can Benefit from the New ICC Endorsement
•	Myths & Facts
•	Nothing Could Dampen the Joy of Home Ownership
•	Preferred Risk Policy
•	Things You Should Know About Flood Insurance
•	Tips on Handling Your Flood Insurance Claim
•	Top 10 Facts Every Consumer Needs to Know About the NFIP
•	What You Need to Know About Federal Disaster Assistance & National Flood Insurance
•	Who is at Risk for Flooding?
•	Why You Should Have a Preferred Risk Policy
•	Your Homeowners Insurance Doesn't Cover Floods
•	Flood Zone Determination Companies
•	National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Program Description -- 621 KB

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Insurance Professional Publications
•	· Adjuster Claims Manual -- 253 KB
•	Flood Insurance Manual
•	Here's What to Tell Your Clients About the Benefits of Flood Insurance
•	Top 10 Facts Every Agent Needs to Know About the NFIP
•	Flood Insurance Rating Software Vendors

Lender Publications
•	Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines
•	Resources for Lenders, Services & Examiners
•	Top 10 Facts Every Lender Needs to Know About the NFIP

Claims Adjusters
•	Adjuster Claims Manual -- 253 KB
•	Claims Forms
•	Steps For the Assignment of Coverage D - Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage
•	Use of Adjuster Preliminary Damage Assessment Form for Substantially Damaged Properties -- 131 KB

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Flood Hazard Mapping

•	Compendium of Flood Map Changes Archive
•	Mitigation's Flood Hazard Mapping Services
•	Modernizing FEMA's Flood Hazard Mapping Program: Map Modernization Progress Reports

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Floodplain Management

•	Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book
•	Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House
•	Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage
•	Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage: Principles and Practices for Design and Construction of Flood Resistant Utility Systems.
•	Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting- Six Ways to Protect Your House From Flooding

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State & Local Official Publications

•	Federal Programs Offering Non-Structural Flood Recovery and Floodplain Management Alternatives -- 381 KB
•	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference
•	Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas
•	Managing Floodplain Development through the NFIP, student manual
•	Property Acquisition Handbook for Local Communities
•	Reducing Flood Losses through International Code Series
•	Reducing Risk: Information for Communities
•	Federal Programs Offering Non-Structural Flood Recovery and Floodplain Management Alternatives -- 381 KB
•	NFIP Bulletins
•	NFIP Study Guide
•	Report of the Floodplain Management Forum

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Dam Safety

•	FEMA 64, Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners
•	FEMA 94, Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Selecting and Accommodating Inflow Design Floods for Dams
•	FEMA 333, Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification Systems for Dams -- 3.77 MB
•	Special Workshop On Risk Assessment For Dams -- 79.9 MB
•	Issues, Resolutions And Research Needs Related to Embankment Dam Failure Analysis -- 8.53 MB
•	Report on Specialty Workshop #1: Plant & Animal Impacts On Earthen Dams -- 47.1 MB
•	Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)/EPRI Spillway Gate Workshop -- 94.6 MB

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Earthquakes

Consumers
•	Avoiding Earthquake Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 376 KB
•	Earthquake Backgrounder
•	Earthquake Fact Sheet
•	How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Earthquakes

Professional Publications
•	Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings
•	Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings
•	Recommended Post-Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings
•	Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications
•	A Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction
•	Tremor Troop: A Teacher's Package for K-6; fro kindergarten to 6th grade teachers -- 4.62 MB
•	Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher's Package for 7-12, for 7th to 12th grade teachers -- 22.2 MB

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Fires

•	How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wildfires

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Floods

•	Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings -- 380 KB
•	Evaluation of Erosion Hazards Report -- 3.97 MB
•	Executive Summary of Erosion Hazards Study -- 544 KB
•	Floods and Flash Floods (Factsheet and Backgrounder) -- 254 KB
•	How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Flooding
•	Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Code Series

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Hurricanes

•	After a Flood: The First Steps -- 190 KB
•	Against the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane and Wind Damage -- 224 KB
•	Avoiding Hurricane Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 296 KB
•	Brochure Containing An Overview Of The Information Contained in FEMA #312 -- 427 KB
•	Building Performance Assessment Team (BPAT) Program -- 491 KB
•	Coastal Construction Manual, FEMA 55 (Third Edition) -- 517 KB
•	Community Hurricane Preparedness, IS-324 -- 512 KB
•	Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters, FEMA 361 -- 521 KB
•	Evacuation Travel Demand Forecasting System -- 372 KB
•	Evaluation of Emergency Shelters and Critical Facilities -- 369 KB
•	Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding - Complete Version -- 6.6 MB
•	How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wind
•	Hurricane Floyd Assessment -- 396 KB
•	Hurricane Liaison Team (HLT) -- 356 KB
•	Inland Wind Studies -- 472 KB
•	Islands Task Force -- 354 KB
•	Metro New York Hurricane Transportation Study -- 366 KB
•	Southeast U.S. Hurricane Evacuation Study -- 340 KB
•	The National Hurricane Program (main) -- 364 KB

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Tornados

•	How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wind
•	National Performance Criteria for Tornado Shelters
•	Recommendations to Better Protect From Tornado Damage
•	Reduce Your Risk From Natural Disasters -- 2.11 MB
•	Safe Room & Community Shelter Resources -- 263 KB
•	Surviving the Storm for Tornadoes -- 1.31 MB
•	Taking Shelter from the Storm -- 4.48 MB
•	Tornado Backgrounder
•	Tornado Factsheet

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Multi-Hazard

•	Benefit-Cost Riverine Full Data Module User's Guide
•	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Brochure -- 3.03 MB
•	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference
•	HAZUS, a natural hazard loss estimation methodology developed by FEMA in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences
•	Mitigation: An Investment for the Future (Baldwin, AL) -- 1.32 MB
•	Mitigation Resources for Success CD (FEMA 372) -- 601 KB
•	Planning for a Sustainable Future: the Link Between Hazard Mitigation and Livability (FEMA 364)
•	Property Acquisition Handbook for Local Communities
•	Rebuilding for a More Sustainable Future: An Operational Framework (FEMA 365)
•	Reduce Your Risk From Natural Disasters -- 2167 KB
•	The "How To Series" Scores of two-pagers describing concisely how to mitigate loses.

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Maps
• ESRI's Online Hazard Map Service
• FEMA's Map Service Center
• Wind Zones in the United States

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Planning & Preparing
• ACT NOW Preparedness Updates
• Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 179 KB
• Business and Industry Guide For Emergency Management -- 579 KB
• Business and Industry Guide For Emergency Management
• Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR) Report
• Checklist for Emergency Preparedness
• Community and Family Preparedness Publications
• Community and Family Preparedness Publications, Multi-Lingual
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Plan for Families
• Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities
• Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book A Child's Booklet -- 1.7 MB
• Emergency Management Guide For Business and Industry -- 579 KB
• Emergency Preparedness Checklist -- 138 KB
• Environmental & Historic Preservation Programs
• Family Disaster Plan -- 350 KB
• FEMA Links to Weather Information
• Financial Preparedness -- 1,517 KB
• Good Ideas Book Program Ideas and Case Studies -- 288 KB
• Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness Resource Guide (G271) -- 1,654 KB
• Partnerships in Preparedness - Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management
• Surviving the Storm for Floods -- 1.8 MB
• State and Local Guide (SLG) 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
• Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages
• The Extension Agent's Handbook for Emergency Preparation and Response
• Understanding Your Risks: identifying hazards, and estimating losses(FEMA 386-2)
• United States-Russian Federation Cooperation on Natural and Technological Disaster Prevention and Response

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Reports

• Cost and Benefits Studies

	• Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation -- 2.11 MB
	• Protecting Business Operations Second Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation -- 1.68 MB

• National Mitigation Strategy

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Archives

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 22-Oct-2002 10:41:52 EDT

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