How do I view the currently effective Flood Insurance Rate Map for my area?
You can view your actual Flood Insurance Rate Map on FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov. Follow the links to the Flood Map Store and follow the directions shown. It is also possible to view the current floodplain information at the TSARP web site www.tsarp.org by following the links to the mapping tool , although the mapping will not have the same appearance as a FIRM (that is, it will not be presented as the traditional FEMA map panel). When will the preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps become available to the public? Preliminary DFIRMs are expected to be released to the public by FEMA in the late Spring, 2004. What if I think there is an error in the Flood Hazard Recovery Data? The Flood Hazard Recovery Data is educational. It is not something that can be appealed. It will be combined with other information to help create the new FEMA preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps, scheduled to be released in late Spring of this year. If you believe you have found an error in thi