Flood Program Resources

Website Links

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Flood Insurance Program
• FloodSmart
• FEMA Mitigation
• FEMA Map Service Center
• Emergency Management Institute
• Floodplain Management Association
• Association of State Floodplain Managers
• Clark County Regional Flood Control District
• Truckee River Flood Project Office
• Carson Water Subconservancy District
• California Department of Water Resources Training

Understanding Flood Risk

• United States Geological Survey: describes the 100-Year Flood.
• Assessing Your Flood Risk: % of Chance

National Flood Insurance Program

• (1) Page overview of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• National Flood Insurance Program Factsheet
• This booklet is intended to acquaint the public with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
• User's Guide to NFIP Technical Bulletins
• FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms (FAAT) List
• Nevada Community Status Report

Emergency Management Institute

• Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Training Opportunities
• Top 8 Tips for Completing a Successful EMI Application

FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping

• How To Get Paper Flood Maps Factsheet.
• (2) Page flyer offers an overview of the Risk MAP program
• Vertical Datum: New Mapping Studies Convert to Updated Vertical Datum
• Moving to Digital Flood Hazard Information Factsheet with links to different map retrieval methods
• Map Service Center Factsheet
• FEMA MAP Information eXchange Factsheet
• This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of a community's role in adopting the Flood Insurance Rate Maps as a participant in the NFIP
• An excerpt from, Appeals and Protests to NFIP maps: A Guide for Community Officials

Mitigation

• Mitigation Planning Fact Sheet: Hazard Mitigation Planning
• State and Local Mitigation Planning Factsheet
• Unified Hazard Assistance Program in Nevada

Flood Insurance

• NFIP Summary of Coverage
• NFIP Insurance Agent's Lowest Floor Guide
• NFIP Grandfather Rules
• Preferred Risk Policy Eligibility Extension
• Saving on Flood Insurance: Information on NFIP's Grandfathering Rules

Community Rating System

• National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System: A Locals Official's Guide

Levees

• Living With Levee Systems: Information for Property Owners
• US Army Corps of Engineers-NFIP Levee System Evaluation