September is National Preparedness Month. Pledge to Prepare by joining the National Preparedness Coalition now! Empower yourself and help coordinate preparedness activities for your family, neighbors and co-workers and those with whom you may study or worship. Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a flood hazard Flood Watch: Flooding is possible. Tune in…
The Customer and Data Services team at Risk MAP is pleased to announce the launch of FIRMette – Desktop version 3.2.3, which is now available for download from the Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov. The FIRMette – Desktop application provides greatly expanded functionality over the FIRMette – Web tool. Key features include: • A customized…
Today, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1926, legislation to delay implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 2012 legislation phasing out discounts on flood insurance premiums, said Sam Medlock, ASFPM’s policy and partnerships manager. The Senate proposal, which would reinstate flood insurance discounts for most affected properties, faces an uncertain future in the House of…