FEMA Web Page Assignment

Question no.1
FEMA:
FEMA stands for Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Floodway:
A "Regulatory Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the
adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated
height.
Floodplain:
Any land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any source.
BFE:
Base Flood Elevation (BFE). The elevation of surface water resulting from a flood
that has a 1% chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year. The BFE
is shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for zones AE, AH, A1A30, AR,
AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1 A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1V30 and VE.
FIRM:
The purpose of this page is to define a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), a
commonly used term in floodplain management.
LOMR:
An official amendment to the currently effective FEMA map. It is issued by FEMA and
changes flood zones, delineations and elevations.
LOMA:
An amendment to the currently effective FEMA map which establishes that a
property is not located in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). A LOMA is issued only
by FEMA.
Pre-FIRM building:
A building for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before
December 31, 1974 or before the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM).
Replacement Cost Value:
The cost to replace property with the same kind of material and construction
without deduction for depreciation.
Variance:

A grant of relief by a participating community from the terms of its floodplain

management regulations.
Zone:
A geographical area shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or a Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) that reflects the severity or type of flooding in the area.

Question no.2
Address of property: 2429 blackberry lane
Community Panel Number: 51011C0250C
Effective Date of the FIRM: 1/2/2008
Provide a copy of the firmette (pdf) of the FIRM with the
location of the property
Highlighted:

Pdf is attached.

Question no.3
Explain and describe what a FEMA Elevation Certificate is and
who can prepare it.
Solution:
A community's permit file must have an official record that shows new buildings and
substantial improvements in all identified Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs)are
properly elevated. This elevation information is needed to show compliance with the

floodplain management ordinance. FEMA encourages communities to use the

Elevation Certificate developed by FEMA to fulfill this requirement since it also can
be used by the property owner to obtain flood insurance. Communities participating
in the Community Rating System (CRS) are required to use the FEMA Elevation
Certificate.