{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "DFIRM_2017", "guid": "40C26BD0-E14E-44B9-AFF3-BCF09F788677", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National\nFlood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase\nrequirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which \"... requires the purchase of flood insurance by\nproperty owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or\ninsured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located\nin identified areas having special flood hazards,\" Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of\n1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the\nFIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP.\nThe DFIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable\nfor use in electronic mapping applications. The DFIRM database is a subset of the Digital FIS database that\nserves to archive the information collected during the FIS.", "description": "

The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. 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 file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the UTM projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

<\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National\nFlood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase\nrequirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which \"... requires the purchase of flood insurance by\nproperty owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or\ninsured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located\nin identified areas having special flood hazards,\" Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of\n1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the\nFIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP.\nThe DFIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable\nfor use in electronic mapping applications. The DFIRM database is a subset of the Digital FIS database that\nserves to archive the information collected during the FIS.", "title": "DFIRM_2017", "tags": [ "hydrology", "environment", "inlandwaters", "structure", "transportation", "elevation", "FEMA Flood Hazard Zone", "DFIRM", "Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map", "Special Flood Hazard Area", "DFIRM Database", "NFIP", "SFHA", "Flood Insurance Rate Map", "FIRM", "Riverine flooding", "Floodway", "Base Flood Elevation", "Coastal flooding" ], "type": "Map Service", "typeKeywords": [ "Data", "Service", "Map Service", "ArcGIS Server" ], "thumbnail": "thumbnail/thumbnail.png", "url": "", "extent": [ [ -121.995241539527, 35.7583373106219 ], [ -120.213946152358, 36.9440433043802 ] ], "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 1.7976931348623157E308, "spatialReference": "NAD_1983_StatePlane_California_IV_FIPS_0404_Feet", "accessInformation": "", "licenseInfo": "

The hardcopy FIRM and DFIRM and the accompanying FISs are the official designation of SFHAs and Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for the NFIP. For the purposes of the NFIP, changes to the flood risk information published by FEMA may only be performed by FEMA and through the mechanisms established in the NFIP regulations (44 CFR Parts 59-78). These digital data are produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FIRMs and generally matches the hardcopy map exactly. However the hardcopy flood maps and flood profiles are the authoritative documents for the NFIP. Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

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