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This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to use Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to determine potential flood risks for a specific property and decide whether it should be protected against flood loss.
Participants will learn about different types of flood maps, understand the elements on the map, and demonstrate how to use a flood map to obtain information for a specific property location.
The course objectives are to recognize various flood map formats, elements, and symbols shown on FIRMs and how to read and use FIRMs to identify flood hazards.
The primary audience for this course is local Floodplain Administrators. Still, it will be available to the whole community, and resources and references will be provided to mitigate gaps in user knowledge.
FEMA IS-273: How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an easy-to-print, full-scale section of a FIRM? | FIRMette |
| On the Map Service home screen, which of the following can you enter to locate the flood map for a specific property? | Street address |
| Which is one type of Flood Map Index? | Countywide Flood Insurance Rate Map Index |
| If a property or building has been raised above the BFE by the placement of fill, how does FEMA show that the property or building is not within the SFHA? | Letter of Map Revision based on Fill (LOMR-F) |
| Which Flood Map Index features the date the new or revised flood map set becomes effective for flood insurance and floodplain management purposes? | Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Index |
| To print a FIRMette, which of the following can you enter to locate the flood map for a specific property? | Longitude and latitude coordinates |
| How do you know if there have been changes to the FIRM? | Check if there are any updates under the “Changes to this FIRM” |
| For standard identification purposes, FEMA assigns a Community Identifier (CID) to all active participants in the NFIP. How many digits are in a CID? | 6 |
| Which is one type of Flood Map Index? | Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) Index |
| Which Flood Map Index features a list of flood-prone communities? | Countywide Flood Insurance Rate Map (CFIRM) Index |
| How will you know if the FIRM has any revisions, amendments, and revalidations? | Check under the “Changes to this FIRM” link |
| The 5-digit code followed by the letter C Map Number is an example of what kind of map element? Select the BEST answer. | Element found only on Countywide Panels |
| On the Map Service Center website, to locate the floodplain map for a specific property, which one of these examples is a valid search term? | -77.03526, 38.88946 |
| Who uses Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to locate properties and buildings, and determine whether flood insurance is required when making loans or providing grants for the purpose or construction of buildings? | Lending institutions and Federal agencies |
| In addition to community size, what else determines how many panels are in a map? | Panel scale(s) |
| How do Federally regulated lending institutions use flood maps when making loans for the purpose or construction of buildings? Select the BEST answer. | To determine whether flood insurance is required |
| Alpha-Numeric Grid and Cross Section Symbol are examples of what kind of map elements? Select the BEST answer. | Elements found only on some FBFM/FIRM Panels |
| Flood Insurance Risk Zone Designations, Map Scale, and Area Not Included Labels are examples of what kind of map elements? Select the BEST answer. | Elements found on all or most flood Map Panels |
| On FIRM panel title boxes, what do the first six numbers identify? | Community identification (CID) |
| What does the FEMA-assigned, six-digit number on the Map panels indicate? | Community Identification |
| Panel Number plus a letter indicating a number of revisions are examples of what kind of map elements? Select the BEST answer. | Elements found only on some FBFM/FIRM Panels for individual communities |
| Which Flood Map Index has a title box that indicates the community panel number range? | Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) Index for individual communities |
| On the Map Service Center website, to locate the floodplain map for a specific property, which one of these examples is a valid search term? | 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV |
| What number is used to identify a flood map for a specific community? | 5-digit CWID |
| Who uses Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to administer floodplain management regulations? | State and Community officials |
| What serves as a guide to the map panels or sheets found in a set of flood maps? | Index |
| On the Map Service Center website, to locate the floodplain map for a specific property, which one of these examples is a valid search term? | Lincoln Memorial |
| On the Map Service Center website, to locate the flood map for a specific property, you first enter the street address, place name, or longitude and latitude coordinates into which field? | Search |
