FEMA FLASHCARD QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Zone X correct answer: -Area of minimum hazard of SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area) -Outside of 100 and 500 yr flood plain Zone X-Shaded correct answer: -500 yr flood plain of SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area) -.2% chance of flooding on average any given yr Zone A correct answer: -100 yr flood plain of SFHA (Special Flood Hazard Area) -Base Flood Area -1% chance of flooding on average any given yr What is a FIRM correct answer: Flood Insurance Rate Map -Defines local flood risk and insurance rates -Map of community that shows Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) and Risk Premium Zones What is SFHA correct answer: Special Flood Hazard Area 3 Purposes of NFIP correct answer: -Flood Plain Identification / Mapping -Flood Plain Management / Land Use Regulations -Flood Insurance 4 Categories of credit for CRS? correct answer: -Public Info -Mapping & Regulation -Flood Damage Reduction -Flood Preparedness CRS Public info correct answer: -Floodplain Signs -FIRM maps online -GIS layers online -Real estate disclosure -Technical info for homeowners CRS Flood Damage Reduction correct answer: -Buyouts -Drainage System -Green Infrastructure -Eco Restoration What is CRS correct answer: Community Rating System -Provides reduced NFIP premiums to policy holders in communities that undertake specified measures to reduce flood hazard risk CRS Mapping & Regulation correct answer: -Map of floodplain, sea level rise, climate change -Elevation