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FEMA’s Preliminary Flood Hazard Data page: www.fema.gov/preliminaryfloodhazarddata
FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX): www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html
FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC): msc.fema.gov
FEMA Flood Map Changes Viewer (FMCV): msc.fema.gov/fmcv
FloodSmart.gov: www.floodsmart.gov
Materials handed out at open house meetings are linked below. Please email info@greatlakescoast.org if you are unable to locate specific open house materials.
Flood Damage Prevention
Protect Your Home from Flooding [.pdf]
Flood Insurance
Flood Insurance: How It Works [.pdf]
Elevation Certificates: Who Needs Them and Why [.pdf]
A Small Investment Protects You From a Big Problem [.pdf]
Keep Your Business in Business [.pdf]
Lower-Cost Rating Option for Buildings Newly Mapped into High-Risk Areas [.pdf]
NFIP – 2018 Codes and ASCE 24 Checklist [.pdf]
Flood Recovery
Building Back Stronger Keeps Neighborhoods Alive [.pdf]
If Your Home or Business Has Been Flooded, Build Back Safer and Stronger [.pdf]
Mapping
Map Changes and Flood Insurance: What Property Owners Need to Know [.pdf]
Understanding FEMA’s Summary of Map Actions and Revalidation Letter [.pdf]
How to Request a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F) [.pdf]
Hazard Mitigation
Mitigation’s Value to Your Community [.pdf]
Mitigation for Homeowners [.pdf]
Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves [.pdf]
Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning [.pdf]
Levees
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Illinois [.pdf]
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Indiana [.pdf]
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Michigan [.pdf]
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Minnesota [.pdf]
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Ohio [.pdf]
What Do I Need to Know about My Risk When it Comes to a Levee System? Wisconsin [.pdf]
Please also see the Fact Sheets page for additional materials.