{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "CrossSections", "guid": "C1864C39-9F71-4FD7-92B4-F827629F4F51", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This is an update of the digital FIRM information in the state of Idaho. The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).", "description": "

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The FIRM is the basis for\nfloodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood\nInsurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory\npurchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the\npurchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by\nFederally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or\nimprovement of land facilities located or to be located in identified areas having special\nflood hazards," Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. In\naddition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on\nthe FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage\noffered through the NFIP.<\/p>


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 This database has been created by\ndigitizing data from georeferenced paper FIRM maps and adding information from\nFIS where available. All FIRMs were georeferenced at a 1:4000 scale or finer.\nThis data should be used as a reference layer, not as an authoritative source.<\/p>


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The hardcopy Flood Insurance Rate\nMap (FIRM) and the accompanying Flood Insurance Studies (FISs) are the official\ndesignation of SFHAs and Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for the NFIP. For the\npurposes of the NFIP, changes to the flood risk information published by FEMA\nmay only be performed by FEMA and through the mechanisms established in the\nNFIP regulations (44 CFR Parts 59-78). These digital data are produced in\nconjunction with the hardcopy FIRMs and generally match the hardcopy map\nexactly. However, the hardcopy flood maps and flood profiles are the\nauthoritative documents for the NFIP.<\/p>


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Section 11 of FEMA's "Flood\nInsurance Rate Map (FIRM) Database Technical Reference: Preparing Flood\nInsurance Rate Map Databases (Nov. 2022)" document contains a detailed\ndescription of each attribute code and a reference to other relevant\ninformation.<\/p>


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https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-reports/guidelines-standards/technical-references-flood-risk-analysis-and-mapping<\/a>
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<\/p>\n\nhttps://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_firm-database-technical-reference_112022.pdf<\/a>

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

The Idaho Department of Water Resources is making this data\navailable as a public service. The Idaho Department of Water Resources strives\nto ensure that all technical data and other information made available to the\npublic is accurate, complete and in conformance with the Idaho Public Records\nAct.<\/p>\n\n

Neither the Department of Water Resources nor the State of\nIdaho, however, assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy or\ncompleteness of the information contained on this site.<\/p>\n\n

Persons using information from this site for official\npurposes, or other purposes, for which accuracy and completeness are required,\nare hereby notified that they should first verify the information with the\npublic records or other primary sources from which the information was\nobtained.<\/p>

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