Certified /
Floodplain
/ /
Manager
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
What //is //"Basic //rule //#1" //for //using //maps //and //data? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
You //must //use //the //latest //maps //and //flood //data //published //by //FEMA
What /
/is //basic //rule //#2 //on //what //needs //a //permit //in //the //floodplain? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A //permit //is //required //for //all //development //in //the //SFHA.
What //is //Basic //Rule //#3? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Development //must //not //increase //the //flood //hazard //on //other //properties
In //
a/
/riverine //AE //Zone //with //a //base //flood //elevation, //what //must //a //developer //show //in //order //to
//demonstrate //that //he //is //meeting //Basic //Rule //#3? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
He /
/must /
/conduct /
/an /
/encroachment /
/review /
/that /
/demonstrates /
/that /
/the /
/cumulative /
,/effect /
/of /
/the /
/proposed /
/development, //when //combined //with //all //other //existing //and //anticipated //development:
·/
/Will /
/not /
/increase /
/the /
/water /
/surface /
/elevation /
/of //the //base //flood //more //than //one //foot //at //any //point //within //the //community, //and
·/
/Is /
/consistent //with //the //technical //criteria //contained //in //Chapter //5 //(Hydraulic //Analyses) //of //the
//Flood //Insurance //Study: //Guidelines //and //Specifications //for //Study //Contractors, //FEMA-
37, //1995.
What /
/does //Basic //rule //#4 //say //about //new //buildings //in //A //Zones? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
New, /
/substantially /
/improved /
/or //substantially //damaged //buildings //must //be //protected //from //damage //by //the //base //flood.
What /
/does //Basic //rule //#5 //say //about //new //buildings //in //V //Zones? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
There /
/are /
/special /
/building /
/requirements /
/in /
,/addition /
/to //the //building //protection //requirements //for //buildings //in //A //Zones. //Due //to //wave //impacts,
//V /
/Zones /
/have //special //building //protection //standards //in //addition //to //the //requirements //for //A //zones.
What /
/is /
/the /
/basic /
/rule /
/on /
/improvements /
/and //repairs //to //existing //buildings //in //the //floodplain? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
If /
/the /
/cost /
/of /
/improvements /
/or /
/the /
/cost /
/to /
/repair /
/the /
/damage /
/exceeds /
/50 /
/percent /
/of /
/the /
/market /
/value /
/of //the //building, //it //must //be //brought //up //to //current //floodplain //management //standards.
, What /
/is //the //basic //rule //on //calculating //the //cost //of //the //damage? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Substantial /
/damage /
/is /
/determined /
/regardless /
/of /
/the /
/actual /
/cost /
/to //the //owner. //You //must //figure //the //true //cost //of //bringing //the //building //back //to //its //pre-
damage //condition //using //qualified //labor //and //materials //obtained //at //market //prices.
What //are //the //three //most //common //types //of //flooding? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Riverine, //coastal, //shallow
Which //type //of //flooding //has //accounted //for //the //most //flood-
related //deaths //in //recent //history? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Flash //flooding
What //is //a //"meander"? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
It //is //a //curve //or //turn //in //a //river //channel
What //is //the //major //cause //of //coastal //flooding? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Storm //surge
What //causes //a //tsunami? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Underwater //earthquakes //or //volcanoes
List /
/the /
/five /
/types /
Floodplain
/ /
Manager
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
What //is //"Basic //rule //#1" //for //using //maps //and //data? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
You //must //use //the //latest //maps //and //flood //data //published //by //FEMA
What /
/is //basic //rule //#2 //on //what //needs //a //permit //in //the //floodplain? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
A //permit //is //required //for //all //development //in //the //SFHA.
What //is //Basic //Rule //#3? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Development //must //not //increase //the //flood //hazard //on //other //properties
In //
a/
/riverine //AE //Zone //with //a //base //flood //elevation, //what //must //a //developer //show //in //order //to
//demonstrate //that //he //is //meeting //Basic //Rule //#3? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
He /
/must /
/conduct /
/an /
/encroachment /
/review /
/that /
/demonstrates /
/that /
/the /
/cumulative /
,/effect /
/of /
/the /
/proposed /
/development, //when //combined //with //all //other //existing //and //anticipated //development:
·/
/Will /
/not /
/increase /
/the /
/water /
/surface /
/elevation /
/of //the //base //flood //more //than //one //foot //at //any //point //within //the //community, //and
·/
/Is /
/consistent //with //the //technical //criteria //contained //in //Chapter //5 //(Hydraulic //Analyses) //of //the
//Flood //Insurance //Study: //Guidelines //and //Specifications //for //Study //Contractors, //FEMA-
37, //1995.
What /
/does //Basic //rule //#4 //say //about //new //buildings //in //A //Zones? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
New, /
/substantially /
/improved /
/or //substantially //damaged //buildings //must //be //protected //from //damage //by //the //base //flood.
What /
/does //Basic //rule //#5 //say //about //new //buildings //in //V //Zones? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
There /
/are /
/special /
/building /
/requirements /
/in /
,/addition /
/to //the //building //protection //requirements //for //buildings //in //A //Zones. //Due //to //wave //impacts,
//V /
/Zones /
/have //special //building //protection //standards //in //addition //to //the //requirements //for //A //zones.
What /
/is /
/the /
/basic /
/rule /
/on /
/improvements /
/and //repairs //to //existing //buildings //in //the //floodplain? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
If /
/the /
/cost /
/of /
/improvements /
/or /
/the /
/cost /
/to /
/repair /
/the /
/damage /
/exceeds /
/50 /
/percent /
/of /
/the /
/market /
/value /
/of //the //building, //it //must //be //brought //up //to //current //floodplain //management //standards.
, What /
/is //the //basic //rule //on //calculating //the //cost //of //the //damage? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Substantial /
/damage /
/is /
/determined /
/regardless /
/of /
/the /
/actual /
/cost /
/to //the //owner. //You //must //figure //the //true //cost //of //bringing //the //building //back //to //its //pre-
damage //condition //using //qualified //labor //and //materials //obtained //at //market //prices.
What //are //the //three //most //common //types //of //flooding? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Riverine, //coastal, //shallow
Which //type //of //flooding //has //accounted //for //the //most //flood-
related //deaths //in //recent //history? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Flash //flooding
What //is //a //"meander"? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
It //is //a //curve //or //turn //in //a //river //channel
What //is //the //major //cause //of //coastal //flooding? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊Storm //surge
What //causes //a //tsunami? //- //VERIFIED //ANSWER(S)✔😊
Underwater //earthquakes //or //volcanoes
List /
/the /
/five /
/types /
