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Changes are coming to the NFIP. Visit the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 webpage to learn how the changes might affect you.
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FloodSmart offers a range of resources, including interactive tools, widgets, toolkits, and materials, you can use to educate Americans about the impact of flooding and what they can do to protect themselves. Help connect individuals to the information they need to make informed decisions by sharing these resources via your website, blog, social networks, and other communication channels.
Flood risk and flood insurance requirements for individuals in your community may have changed as a result of recent flood map changes. Use FloodSmart resources to communicate information about map changes.
Heavy rain can happen at any time, increasing the risk of flooding in your community. West Coast residents in particular are prone to heavy rain during winter rainy season from November to April. No matter where you live, share FloodSmart tools to inform individuals of the devastating impact of flooding and the importance of getting flood protected.
Hurricanes and tropical storms can bring heavy rain and flooding not only to coastal areas, but also hundreds of miles inland. Use FloodSmart resources to inform individuals of hurricane season flood risks so that they can protect themselves with flood insurance and take steps to prepare before disaster strikes.
Levees can offer protection against flooding; however, there are a number of ways they can fail, leaving people in levee communities at risk. Use FloodSmart resources to educate individuals in your community about the flood risks associated with levees and the need for flood protection.
Dealing with the aftermath of flooding can be difficult. From restoring a home or business to filing an insurance claim, FloodSmart resources provide helpful information that you can use and share during the recovery process.
Communities affected by wildfires are at increased risk for floods and mudflows. Heavy rain or melting snow combined with wildfire-affected land create a recipe for disaster. Use FloodSmart resources to help individuals understand the risks and the protection that flood insurance offers.
FloodSmart—the marketing campaign for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—provides an array of tools and resources to help Floodplain Managers address the risks and consequences of flooding and explain how flood insurance aids in financial recovery.
FloodSmart Tools and Resources for Floodplain Managers [PDF 1.2M]Text only version [3.6K]
FloodSmart Tools and Resources for Emergency Managers [PDF 1.2M]
Text only version [3.6K]
FloodSmart Tools and Resources for Stakeholders [PDF 1.2M]
Text only version [3.7K]
The NFIP's Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) offers lower-cost protection for homes and apartments in areas of low-to moderate-flood risk. This brochure provides information on residential premiums and coverage amounts.
Preferred Risk Policy for Homeowners and Renters [PDF 902K]
The NFIP's Preferred Risk Policy (PRP) protects commercial property in areas of low-to moderate-flood risk. This brochure provides information for building owners and tenants on premiums and coverage amounts.
Preferred Risk Policy for Businesses [PDF 622K]
Share this important information about rebuilding and insuring a home or business with home and business owners recovering from Sandy.
Build Back Safer and Stronger - What You Need to Know [PDF 2011K]Text only version [6K]
Help spread the word about the Preferred Risk Policy Extension, which provides a low-cost flood insurance option for property owners who have been newly mapped into a high-risk flood area.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/prp_extension_information.jsp
Communicate hurricane season flood risks and the need for flood protection with FloodSmart’s general and state-specific fact sheets.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/media_resources/fact_hurrseason.jsp
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Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Refer to this toolkit to find guidance and tools that help local or county officials, insurance or real estate agents, lenders and members of the building community explain the insurance implications of flood map changes to constituents, clients and the media.
Explain the unique flood risks in levee communities and the protection flood insurance provides with help from this toolkit.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
6 min 20 sec
3 min 4 sec
2 min 46 sec
Include this tool on your website to educate individuals about the high cost of a flood to a home.
<iframe width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fema.gov/help/widgets/sfi/seasonal_flood_insurance.html" title="Seasonal Flood Insurance"></iframe>
Inform individuals about the various factors that can cause flooding by linking to this tool from your website or posting the link to your social networks.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/flood_scenarios.jsp
Share this tool on your website to increase your community’s understanding of how levees work and the different ways they can fail.
Direct your community to information about levees by adding this banner to your website.
Link to the One-Step Flood Risk Assessment Tool, which is a simple way for homeowners to learn their flood risk level by just inputting their address.
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/defining_flood_risks.jsp
Help spread the word about the Preferred Risk Policy Extension, which provides a low-cost flood insurance option for property owners who have been newly mapped into a high-risk flood area.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/prp_extension_information.jsp
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Refer to this toolkit to find guidance and tools that help local or county officials, insurance or real estate agents, lenders and members of the building community explain the insurance implications of flood map changes to constituents, clients and the media.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
3 min 4 sec
2 min 46 sec
Include this tool on your website to educate individuals about the high cost of a flood to a home.
<iframe width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fema.gov/help/widgets/sfi/seasonal_flood_insurance.html" title="Seasonal Flood Insurance"></iframe>
Inform individuals about the various factors that can cause flooding by linking to this tool from your website or posting the link to your social networks.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/flood_scenarios.jsp
Link to the One-Step Flood Risk Assessment Tool, which is a simple way for homeowners to learn their flood risk level by just inputting their address.
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/defining_flood_risks.jsp
Communicate hurricane season flood risks and the need for flood protection with FloodSmart’s general and state-specific fact sheets.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/media_resources/fact_hurrseason.jsp
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
Please consider placing a widget on your website to help share this information to your audience. The widget below include the code that your web team or webmaster needs in order to add the widget to your website.
Include this tool on your website to educate individuals about the high cost of a flood to a home.
<iframe width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.fema.gov/help/widgets/sfi/seasonal_flood_insurance.html" title="Seasonal Flood Insurance"></iframe>
Inform individuals about the various factors that can cause flooding by linking to this tool from your website or posting the link to your social networks.
http://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/flood_scenarios.jsp
Link to the One-Step Flood Risk Assessment Tool, which is a simple way for homeowners to learn their flood risk level by just inputting their address.
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/defining_flood_risks.jsp
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Explain the unique flood risks in levee communities and the protection flood insurance provides with help from this toolkit.
6 min 20 sec
Share this tool on your website to increase your community’s understanding of how levees work and the different ways they can fail.
Direct your community to information about levees by adding this banner to your website.
Link to the One-Step Flood Risk Assessment Tool, which is a simple way for homeowners to learn their flood risk level by just inputting their address.
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/flooding_flood_risks/defining_flood_risks.jsp
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
Refer to this toolkit for materials that you can use and share with individuals to convey the importance of flood preparedness and protection and support post-flood outreach to victims of flood disasters.
Use this toolkit to support your efforts to educate Spanish-speaking populations about the impact of flooding and the need for flood protection.
Please consider placing a widget on your website to help share this information to your audience. The widget below include the code that your web team or webmaster needs in order to add the widget to your website.
We are always looking to hear from individuals, communities, and organizations. Tell us what you are doing to prepare your community for flooding so that we can share your story with others.
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