Provided by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), this map delineates base flood elevations and flood risk zones, and is used for rating purposes for flood insurance.
FIRM) - Under the National Flood Insurance Program, an official map of a community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. (Note: The latest FIRM issued for a community is referred to as the effective FIRM for that community.)
A FIRM is a FEMA map that shows areas that have the highest probability for flooding. These maps are used to determine if flood insurance is required and what its cost will be to the buyer. More detailed information about FIRMs can be found at www.tsarp.org/tsarp_over/rate_maps.html. Back
An official map of a community prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency identifying the elevation of the “100-year” flood and the areas that would be inundated by that level of flooding, and used to determine flood insurance rates. The FIRM of the City of Middletown is dated July 16, 1990.
A map developed by the National Flood Insurance Program showing base flood elevations, risk zones, and floodplain boundaries; used in determining flood insurance premiums.
A FIRM is an official map issued by the Federal Insurance Administration (A Branch of FEMA), designating areas of special flood hazard and/or flood insurance rate zones for a given community. The map forms the basis for both the regulatory and insurance aspects for communities in the Regular phase of the NFIP.
The official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
Insurance and floodplain management map issued by FEMA that identifies areas of 100-year flood hazard in a community. In some areas, the map also shows base flood elevations and 500-year floodplain boundaries and, occasionally, regulatory floodway boundaries. These maps are also referred to as Flood Maps.
Official map of a community on which the Mitigation Division Administrator has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
Issued by FEMA, these maps show special hazard areas, including the 100-year floodplain. They also show flood insurance risk zones and other flood-related information applicable to a community.
(FIRM) a map that is first developed for a community that has chosen to participate in the NFIP. The FIRM establishes the community's various flood zones, applicable base flood elevations and the insurance rates which apply to homes within the community. The FIRM shows areas within the 100-year flood boundary, which are termed "Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs)." A "100-year flood" does not refer to a flood that occurs every 100 years, but refers to a flood level with a I percent or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Areas between the 100-year and 500-year flood boundaries are termed "moderate flood hazard areas." The remaining areas are above the 500-year flood level and are termed "minimal flood hazard areas.
The map produced by the Federal Insurance Administration showing, within the City of Clive, expected flood areas, and such other notations as are necessary to establish actuarial rates for the sale of flood insurance within the community. Category: Community Development
Map of a community, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that shows both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.