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Understanding the Flood Risk Tools Reducing Risk and Building Resilient Communities

3 Flood Risk Tools for Watersheds  Flood Risk Tools will be prepared for all communities within a Discovery Watershed:  Flood Risk Report  Flood Risk Map  Flood Risk Assessment  Flood Risk Database

4 Flood Risk Report (FRR)  Provides summary of flood risk within watershed or project area  Parallels the Flood Insurance Study (FIS)  Includes maps, data, and risk assessment information that may be included in the hazard mitigation plan  Provides risk assessment on both the community and watershed level  Useful for risk communication and outreach

5 Flood Risk Map (FRM)  Visually depicts areas with the greatest flood risk  Provides specific areas of focus  Emphasizes risk reduction activities that may impact the watershed  Depicts interrelation of flooding issues across jurisdictional borders

6 Flood Risk Assessment  Improves ability to identify areas requiring higher building code requirements or use of flood resilient designs and construction materials  Identifies areas of higher flood risk by census block  Provides valuable data for mitigation plan’s vulnerability assessment  Supports disaster recovery planning by showing areas of highest expected damages

7 Flood Risk Assessment  Estimates value of potential future flood losses to existing structures  Improves ability to identify and prioritize effective mitigation actions  Supports mitigation plan updates and disaster recovery planning through improved risk quantification  Provides valuable data for mitigation plan’s vulnerability assessment Flood Risk Assessment Data

8 Flood Risk Database  Primary source to access information collected and developed during the flood risk assessment process  Parallels the Flood Insurance Rate Map database  Project-level database  Requires GIS software to fully utilize

9 Risk MAP Non-Regulatory Products and Hazard Mitigation Planning  FEMA encourages local governments to develop and continually refine Hazard Mitigation Plans  To increase public and political support and commitment for mitigation  To be eligible for Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants  Use Risk MAP tools to update your Hazard Mitigation Plan and build a more Resilient community!

10 Additional Information for Community Outreach  Risk Communications Guidebook for Local Officials -  Fact Sheets  Web-based Key Messages for local officials – 

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