Jul 11, 2025 · The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if they live in a designated flood zone.

A flood insurance rate map (FIRM) is an official map of a community within the United States that displays the floodplains, more explicitly special hazard areas and risk premium zones, as …

Jul 18, 2025 · How flood risk is determined The most well-known flood mapping tool is FEMA’s 100-year flood risk model, which maps out areas that have a 1% chance of flooding in any …

Feb 27, 2024 · FEMA still uses Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for mandatory purchase requirements and floodplain management. These FIRMs still serve as a vital source of flood …

Flood insurance is the specific insurance coverage issued against property loss from flooding. To determine risk factors for specific properties, insurers will often refer to topographical maps …

Hazus is a geographic information system -based natural hazard analysis tool developed and freely distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In 1997 FEMA …

Dec 2, 2024 · FEMA oversees the National Flood Insurance Program. Since Bay County participates in the program, county officials have to adopt the new flood zone maps.

In the United States of America, flood maps come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They work with all levels of government in each part of the country to …