Flood Insurance

General Publications

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Answers to Questions about the NFIP

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Adobe PDF IconAvoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 178 KB

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Coping with a Flood - Before, During & After

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Flood: Are you Protected from the Next Disaster?

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How the NFIP Works

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How You Can Benefit from the New ICC Endorsement

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Myths & Facts

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Nothing Could Dampen the Joy of Home Ownership

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Preferred Risk Policy

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Things You Should Know About Flood Insurance

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Tips on Handling Your Flood Insurance Claim

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Top 10 Facts Every Consumer Needs to Know About the NFIP

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What You Need to Know About Federal Disaster Assistance & National Flood Insurance

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Who is at Risk for Flooding?

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Why You Should Have a Preferred Risk Policy

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Your Homeowners Insurance Doesn't Cover Floods

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Flood Zone Determination Companies

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MS Word IconNational Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Program Description -- 621 KB

 

 

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Nada Podria Arruinar el disfrute de su Hoger

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Su Seguro de Vivienda de residencia no cubre Inundaciones...

 

 

Insurance Professional Publications

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·Adobe PDF Icon Adjuster Claims Manual -- 253 KB

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Flood Insurance Manual

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Here's What to Tell Your Clients About the Benefits of Flood Insurance

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Top 10 Facts Every Agent Needs to Know About the NFIP

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Flood Insurance Rating Software Vendors

 

 

Lender Publications

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Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines

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Resources for Lenders, Services & Examiners

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Top 10 Facts Every Lender Needs to Know About the NFIP

 

 

Claims Adjusters

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Adobe PDF IconAdjuster Claims Manual -- 253 KB

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Claims Forms

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Steps For the Assignment of Coverage D - Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage

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Adobe PDF IconUse of Adjuster Preliminary Damage Assessment Form for Substantially Damaged Properties -- 131 KB

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Flood Hazard Mapping

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Floodplain Management

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State & Local Official Publications

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Dam Safety

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Earthquakes

Consumers

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Adobe PDF IconAvoiding Earthquake Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 376 KB

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Earthquake Backgrounder

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Earthquake Fact Sheet

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How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Earthquakes

 

 

Professional Publications

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Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings

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Recommended Seismic Evaluation and Upgrade Criteria for Existing Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings

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Recommended Post-Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings

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Recommended Specifications and Quality Assurance Guidelines for Steel Moment-Frame Construction for Seismic Applications

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A Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction

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Adobe PDF IconTremor Troop: A Teacher's Package for K-6; fro kindergarten to 6th grade teachers -- 4.62 MB

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Adobe PDF IconSeismic Sleuths: A Teacher's Package for 7-12, for 7th to 12th grade teachers -- 22.2 MB

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Fires

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Floods

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Adobe PDF IconAnswers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings -- 380 KB

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Adobe PDF IconEvaluation of Erosion Hazards Report -- 3.97 MB

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Adobe PDF IconExecutive Summary of Erosion Hazards Study -- 544 KB

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Adobe PDF IconFloods and Flash Floods (Factsheet and Backgrounder) -- 254 KB

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How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Flooding

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Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Code Series

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Hurricanes

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Adobe PDF IconAfter a Flood: The First Steps -- 190 KB

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Adobe PDF IconAgainst the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane and Wind Damage -- 224 KB

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Adobe PDF IconAvoiding Hurricane Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 296 KB

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Adobe PDF iconBrochure Containing An Overview Of The Information Contained in FEMA #312 -- 427 KB

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Adobe PDF iconBuilding Performance Assessment Team (BPAT) Program -- 491 KB

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Adobe PDF iconCoastal Construction Manual, FEMA 55 (Third Edition) -- 517 KB

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Adobe PDF iconCommunity Hurricane Preparedness, IS-324 -- 512 KB

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Adobe PDF iconDesign and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters, FEMA 361 -- 521 KB

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Adobe PDF iconEvacuation Travel Demand Forecasting System -- 372 KB

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Adobe PDF iconEvaluation of Emergency Shelters and Critical Facilities -- 369 KB

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Adobe PDF iconHomeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding - Complete Version -- 6.6 MB

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How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wind

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Adobe PDF iconHurricane Floyd Assessment -- 396 KB

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Adobe PDF iconHurricane Liaison Team (HLT) -- 356 KB

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Adobe PDF iconInland Wind Studies -- 472 KB

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Adobe PDF iconIslands Task Force -- 354 KB

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Adobe PDF iconMetro New York Hurricane Transportation Study -- 366 KB

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Adobe PDF iconSoutheast U.S. Hurricane Evacuation Study -- 340 KB

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Adobe PDF iconThe National Hurricane Program (main) -- 364 KB

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Tornados

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Multi-Hazard

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Benefit-Cost Riverine Full Data Module User's Guide

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Adobe PDF IconHazard Mitigation Grant Program Brochure -- 3.03 MB

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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference

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HAZUS, a natural hazard loss estimation methodology developed by FEMA in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences

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MS Word IconMitigation: An Investment for the Future (Baldwin, AL) -- 1.32 MB

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Mitigation Resources for Success CD (FEMA 372) -- 601 KB

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Planning for a Sustainable Future: the Link Between Hazard Mitigation and Livability (FEMA 364)

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Property Acquisition Handbook for Local Communities

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Rebuilding for a More Sustainable Future: An Operational Framework (FEMA 365)

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Adobe PDF IconReduce Your Risk From Natural Disasters -- 2167 KB

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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

 

• Adobe PDF IconAvoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners -- 179 KB

 

•Adobe PDF Icon 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

 

• Adobe PDF IconDisaster Preparedness Coloring Book A Child's Booklet -- 1.7 MB

 

• Adobe PDF IconEmergency Management Guide For Business and Industry -- 579 KB

 

• Adobe PDF IconEmergency Preparedness Checklist -- 138 KB

 

• Environmental & Historic Preservation Programs

 

• Adobe PDF IconFamily Disaster Plan -- 350 KB

 

• FEMA Links to Weather Information

 

• Adobe PDF IconFinancial Preparedness -- 1,517 KB

 

• Adobe PDF IconGood Ideas Book Program Ideas and Case Studies -- 288 KB

 

• Word Document IconHazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness Resource Guide (G271) -- 1,654 KB

 

• Partnerships in Preparedness - Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management

 

• Adobe PDF IconSurviving 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

 

• Adobe PDF IconReport on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation -- 2.11 MB

 

• Adobe PDF IconProtecting Business Operations Second Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation -- 1.68 MB

 

• National Mitigation Strategy

 

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

 

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