Who uses the FIRM?
Private citizens and insurance brokers use the FIRM to locate properties and buildings in flood insurance risk areas. Community officials use the FIRM to administer floodplain management regulations and to mitigate flood damage. Lending institutions and federal agencies use the FIRM to locate properties and buildings in relation to mapped flood hazards, and to determine whether flood insurance is required when making loans or providing grants following a disaster for the purchase or construction of a building.

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1. Is my property located in a flood zone?
2. Where can I obtain flood insurance?
3. Is it ok to blow leaves and grass clippings into the street or storm drain?
4. How do I know if my property is located in the floodplain?
5. Who uses the FIRM?
6. Where can I view the FIRMs?
7. How do I read a FIRM?
8. How can I change or correct a FIRM?