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The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located in identified areas having special flood hazards, " Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP. The FIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable for use in electronic mapping applications. The FIRM Database serves to archive the information collected during the Flood Risk Project. |
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The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located in identified areas having special flood hazards, " Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP. The FIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable for use in electronic mapping applications. The FIRM Database serves to archive the information collected during the Flood Risk Project. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>Location and attributes for FIRM hardcopy map panels</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>FEMA FIRM Database Technical Reference (available in the FEMA Library at http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/34519).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This information is provided "as is" with no guarantee of accuracy. The City of Buena Park makes no representations and/or warranties of any kind, express or implied, and assumes no liability for omissions or errors contained in this data.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>All data contained in this data set was obtained from the </SPAN><A href="https://msc.fema.gov:443/portal/advanceSearch" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>FEMA web site</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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