1. <<County Name>> <<Date>>
Final Meeting
FEMA Region III
<<Date>>
<Time>

2. Introduction and Purpose
This is a public meeting to:
Present the new products
Explain current revision
Review administrative procedures
Discuss the NFIP
Touch base

3. <<County Name>> DFIRM Digital Conversion
Mapping Partner Name
List Mapping Partner Information or credentials here.

4. <<County Name>> DFIRM Digital Conversion
Scope of Services
Develop Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Report
Convert existing effective FIRM to GIS-based digital maps
Conforms to new County Base Maps and 2’ contour topography
County-wide Format
No New Modeling

5. Release of Preliminary Maps
Electronic floodplain information will enhance:
Planning
Permitting
Insurance Applications

6. Overview of the NFIP
1968- National Flood Insurance Program established
1973- Mandatory Flood Insurance Purchase Requirement
1994- Requirement to assess its flood hazard map inventory at least once every 5 years
2004- DFIRM legal equivalent to FIRM
1968 The U.S. Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
1979 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is founded. Note that FEMA created after NFIP
1973 Act referred to as the Mandatory Flood Insurance Purchase Requirement.
In 1994, Congress amended the 1968 Act and the 1973 Act with the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA). The 1994 Act included measures, among others, to:
Increase compliance by mortgage lenders with the mandatory purchase requirement and improve coverage;
Increase the amount of flood insurance coverage that can be purchased;
Provide flood insurance coverage for the cost of complying with floodplain management regulations by individual property owners (Increased Cost of Compliance coverage);
Establish a Flood Mitigation Assistance grant program to assist States and communities to develop mitigation plans and implement measures to reduce future flood damages to structures;
Codify the NFIP’s Community Rating System; and
Require FEMA to assess its flood hazard map inventory at least once every 5 years.
2004 Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 DFIRM is interchangeable and legally equivalent to paper FIRM

7. Community Floodplain Management
Permits are required for floodplain development
The lowest floor is to be at or above the base flood elevation (BFE)
The concepts of substantial damage and improvement must be enforced
No increase in BFE is allowed in the floodway

8. Comments and Appeals

9. Six-Month Ordinance Review Period
The Letter of Final Determination starts a 6 month compliance period for participating jurisdictions to update ordinances
Participating jurisdictions:
List of participating jurisdictions here.
The FIRM and FIS will:
Undergo QA/QC
Pass Through Final Production
Be Printed during the 6 month period

10. Grandfathering Outreach opportunity
Potential savings if insurance is bought prior to new effective maps

11. Use of Preliminary Maps
Best available data
Use unless community intends to request revision

12. Effective Maps & Digital Data

13. Comments

14. Joining the NFIP
Miller's Island, MD, September 19, Floodwaters from Hurricane Isabel's powerful storm surge surround homes and inundate docks at Miller's Island on Chesapeake Bay. The eastern Baltimore County community suffered extensive damage from the storm. Photo by Crystal Payton/FEMA News Photo

15. Flood-prone Communities
MHIP
Application for Participation
Resolution of Intent
Floodplain Management Regulations
List Flood-Prone Communities here.

16. Communities without Identified Flood Hazards
MHIP
Application for Participation
Resolution of Intent
List communities without identified Flood Hazards here.