Flood Insurance
General Publications
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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
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
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
NFIP Bulletins
NFIP Study Guide
Report of the Floodplain Management Forum
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
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
Fires
How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wildfires
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
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
Tornados
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
Multi-Hazard
Benefit-Cost Riverine Full Data Module User's Guide
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Brochure -- 3.03 MB
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)
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
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
Reports
• Cost and Benefits Studies
• Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation -- 2.11 MB
