How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

TCI: TCI-KXJ4C2PH

Duration: 2.5-hour

Provider: National Disaster and Emergency Management University

The purpose of this course is to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills required to use Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to determine the potential flood risks for a specific property to determine if a property should be protected against flood loss. Participants will learn about various types of flood maps, explain the elements on the map, and demonstrate how to use a flood map to obtain information for a specific property location. The learner must achieve a minimum passing sc