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Floodplains - Flood Rate Insurance Maps (FIRM), 20160608 (1:12,000) - Shows floodplains and flood hazard areas, derived from FEMA Flood Rate Insurance Maps (FIRM). The FIRM are the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FIS), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FIS's and FIRM's, and new mapping data, where available. This database is an interim version of the DFIRM Database and does not fully meet all DFIRM specifications. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000. Last updated 12/14/18. |