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Floodplain Manager Certification Program CFM® Certification Exam Preparation Guide (* Items of most importance)
* Items of most importance
1. * FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Regulations Recommended Sections:
- 59 General Provisions and Definitions
- 61 Insurance Coverage, Rates and Increased Cost of Compliance
- 60.3 Floodplain Management Criteria
- 65 Identification and Mapping
- 67 Appeals from proposed Base Flood Elevations
- 70 Map Corrections
- 73 Section 1316 Denial of Flood Insurance
[NFIP Regulations available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/business/nfip/laws1.shtm].
2. * Flood Insurance Study, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary Floodway Maps for your Community [Available from the FEMA Map Information eXchange webpage www.msc.fema.gov or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange at (877) 336-2627 (877-FEMA-MAP)].
3. * Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for your Community [Example ordinances are available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].
4. * FEMA 480, (2/05 or later publication), "National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Management Requirements, A Study Guide and Desk Reference for Local Officials" [Available from the ASPFM webpage at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=388&firstlevelmenuID=180&siteID=1 or by mail from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
5. * Flood County, USA (FIRM, DFIRM, Index, FIS) [Available from the FEMA Publications Warehouse by calling (800) 480-2520 and referencing Pub# A-0022 or available electronically at ASFPM webpage http://www.floods.org/index.asp?menuid=389&firstlevelmenuid=180&siteid=1].
6. State NFIP Coordinating Agency publications - such as RG-330/ev "Floodplain Management 101" (TNRCC, Aug 2001); RG-12 - "State of Texas Floodplain Administrators Manual," 6/94, or "Guidebook for Local Floodplain Ordinance Administrators," Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 01/99, (or a similar State Coordinator publication) [Available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].
7. * MitDiv-2, FEMA Pub# 084 (5/06 or later printing) - "Answers to Questions about the NFIP" [Available from the FEMA webpage at http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/qanda.shtm or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
8. * FEMA MT-1, FEMA Pub# 81-87 Series (9/02 or later printing) "Amendments and Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1492 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
9. FEMA MT-2, FEMA Pub# 81-89 Series (3/08 or later printing) "Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?1493 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
10. FEMA 467-1 Floodplain Management Bulletin, Elevation Certificate, May 2004 (or later printing) [can be downloaded from the FEMA Web Page http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1727 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520]
11. FEMA/NFIP Elevation Certificate and Instructions, FEMA 81-31, OMB No. 3067-0077, MAR 2009 (or later printing) [Elevation Certificate can be downloaded from the FEMA Webpage http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/elvinst.shtm or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520]
12. FEMA 213, (5/91 or later printing) "Answers to Questions about Substantially Damaged Buildings" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1636 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
13. FEMA 345, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk Reference (10/99 or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/publications.shtm or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
14. FEMA 2010, Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Unified Guidance (6/2009 or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3649 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
15. FEMA Technical Bulletins TB-1 through TB-11, and "NFIP Fact Sheets" (various dates - watch for future publications and updates) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/techbul.shtm or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
16. FEMA 301, (9/03 or later printing) Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) "Interim Guidance for State and Local Officials", Sep 2003 (or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1532 (and additional ICC information at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/ICC.shtm ) or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
17. FEMA 268, (6/96 or latest printing) "Protecting Floodplain Resources- A Guidebook for Communities" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1419 or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
18. Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator's Manual, FEMA Pub# FIA-15 (2007 or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2434 or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
19. FEMA 386, (5/05 or later printing) "State and Local Mitigation Planning How-to Series", 1 through 8 [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/386-6_Front%20Matter.pdf or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
20. State Floodplain Management Quick Guides, AK, AL, CO, IL, MI, MO, MS, NM, SC, TX, UT; and other states [Available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].
21. FEMA 186, NFIP Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines, Reprinted September 2007. [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/good_guidance/documents/10040 or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].
FEMA publications are available from:
FEMA Map Information eXchange: (877) 336-2627 (877-FEMA-MAP)
FEMA Publication Warehouse: (800) 480-2520
FEMA Online: www.fema.gov
NFIP: (800) 427-4661
NFIP Online: www.fema.gov/nfip
NFIP: FloodSmart.gov (888) 379-9531
This exam preparation guide was prepared by the ASFPM Certification Board of Regents (CBOR) and is not intended to be a complete listing of Floodplain Management documents. Documents designated as " * most important" are considered to be excellent references for preparation for the Certified Floodplain Manager exam and should aide in your understanding of floodplain management.
This page was updated on 3/23/10