Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Exam
Script | Advanced Review Material |
Graded A+
• ACV . CORRECT ANSWER: Actual Cash Value
• BFE . CORRECT ANSWER: Base Flood Elevation
• CAC . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Contact (CAP)
• CAP . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Program
• CAV . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Visit (CAP)
• CBRA . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Barriers Resources Act
• CBRS . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Barriers Resource System
• CFM . CORRECT ANSWER: Certified Floodplain Manager
• CFR . CORRECT ANSWER: Code of Federal Regulations
• CHAMP . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Hazard Analysis Modeling Program
• CID . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Identification Number (on FIRM)
• CLOMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Conditional Letter Of Map Amendment
• CLOMR . CORRECT ANSWER: Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
• CRS . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Rating System
• DFIRM . CORRECT ANSWER: Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
• DLG . CORRECT ANSWER: Digital Line Graph
• EC . CORRECT ANSWER: Elevation Certificate
• FBFM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Boundary Floodway Map
• FEMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FHBM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Hazard Boundary Map
,• FIA . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal Insurance Administration
• FIRM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Insurance Rate Map
• FIS . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Insurance Study
• FMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Mitigation Assistance
• FPA . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Administrator
• FPM . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Manager
• GIS . CORRECT ANSWER: Geographic Information System
• HAG . CORRECT ANSWER: Highest Adjacent Grade
• HMGP . CORRECT ANSWER: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA)
• HUD . CORRECT ANSWER: Housing & Urban Development
• ICC . CORRECT ANSWER: Increased Cost of Compliance
• ISO . CORRECT ANSWER: Insurance Services Office (NFIP)
• LAG . CORRECT ANSWER: Lowest Adjacent Grade
• LMMP . CORRECT ANSWER: Limited Map Maintenance Project
• LOMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Amendment
• LOMC . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Change
• LOMR . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Revision
• LOMR-F . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Revision based on Fill
• MOM . CORRECT ANSWER: Multiple Objective Management
• MSC . CORRECT ANSWER: Map Service Center (FEMA)
• NAI . CORRECT ANSWER: No Adverse Impact
• NBF . CORRECT ANSWER: Natural and Beneficial Functions
• NEPA . CORRECT ANSWER: National Environmental Policy Act
, • NFIP . CORRECT ANSWER: National Flood Insurance Program
• NGVD . CORRECT ANSWER: National Geodetic Vertical Datum
• NPDES . CORRECT ANSWER: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• OPA . CORRECT ANSWER: Otherwise Protected Areas
• PDM . CORRECT ANSWER: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
• PRP . CORRECT ANSWER: Preferred Risk Policy
• RSDE . CORRECT ANSWER: Residential Substantial Damage Estimator
• RFC . CORRECT ANSWER: Repetitive Flood Claims Program
• SFHA . CORRECT ANSWER: Special Flood Hazard Area
• SRL . CORRECT ANSWER: Severe Repetitive Loss Program
• STR . CORRECT ANSWER: Section / Township / Range
• USACE . CORRECT ANSWER: US Army Corps of Engineers
• USGS . CORRECT ANSWER: US Geological Survey
• WSEL . CORRECT ANSWER: Water Surface Elevation
• WYO . CORRECT ANSWER: Write Your Own
• 1% Annual Chance Flood . CORRECT ANSWER: Base Flood.
• 44 CFR §59 . CORRECT ANSWER: NFIP General Provisions according to the Code
of Federal Regulations. Parts 59 and 60 include the definitions and standards that
should be reflected in community floodplain regulations.
• 44 CFR §60 . CORRECT ANSWER: Criteria for Land Management and Use according
to the Code of Federal Regulations. Parts 59 and 60 include the definitions and
standards that should be reflected in community floodplain regulations.
• 44 CFR §60.3 . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Management Criteria for Flood-
Prone Areas according to the Code of Federal Regulations.
• 44 CFR §65.5 . CORRECT ANSWER: Governs decisions for Letters of Map Revisions
according to the Code of Federal Regulations.
Script | Advanced Review Material |
Graded A+
• ACV . CORRECT ANSWER: Actual Cash Value
• BFE . CORRECT ANSWER: Base Flood Elevation
• CAC . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Contact (CAP)
• CAP . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Program
• CAV . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Assistance Visit (CAP)
• CBRA . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Barriers Resources Act
• CBRS . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Barriers Resource System
• CFM . CORRECT ANSWER: Certified Floodplain Manager
• CFR . CORRECT ANSWER: Code of Federal Regulations
• CHAMP . CORRECT ANSWER: Coastal Hazard Analysis Modeling Program
• CID . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Identification Number (on FIRM)
• CLOMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Conditional Letter Of Map Amendment
• CLOMR . CORRECT ANSWER: Conditional Letter Of Map Revision
• CRS . CORRECT ANSWER: Community Rating System
• DFIRM . CORRECT ANSWER: Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
• DLG . CORRECT ANSWER: Digital Line Graph
• EC . CORRECT ANSWER: Elevation Certificate
• FBFM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Boundary Floodway Map
• FEMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FHBM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Hazard Boundary Map
,• FIA . CORRECT ANSWER: Federal Insurance Administration
• FIRM . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Insurance Rate Map
• FIS . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Insurance Study
• FMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Flood Mitigation Assistance
• FPA . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Administrator
• FPM . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Manager
• GIS . CORRECT ANSWER: Geographic Information System
• HAG . CORRECT ANSWER: Highest Adjacent Grade
• HMGP . CORRECT ANSWER: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA)
• HUD . CORRECT ANSWER: Housing & Urban Development
• ICC . CORRECT ANSWER: Increased Cost of Compliance
• ISO . CORRECT ANSWER: Insurance Services Office (NFIP)
• LAG . CORRECT ANSWER: Lowest Adjacent Grade
• LMMP . CORRECT ANSWER: Limited Map Maintenance Project
• LOMA . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Amendment
• LOMC . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Change
• LOMR . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Revision
• LOMR-F . CORRECT ANSWER: Letter Of Map Revision based on Fill
• MOM . CORRECT ANSWER: Multiple Objective Management
• MSC . CORRECT ANSWER: Map Service Center (FEMA)
• NAI . CORRECT ANSWER: No Adverse Impact
• NBF . CORRECT ANSWER: Natural and Beneficial Functions
• NEPA . CORRECT ANSWER: National Environmental Policy Act
, • NFIP . CORRECT ANSWER: National Flood Insurance Program
• NGVD . CORRECT ANSWER: National Geodetic Vertical Datum
• NPDES . CORRECT ANSWER: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• OPA . CORRECT ANSWER: Otherwise Protected Areas
• PDM . CORRECT ANSWER: Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
• PRP . CORRECT ANSWER: Preferred Risk Policy
• RSDE . CORRECT ANSWER: Residential Substantial Damage Estimator
• RFC . CORRECT ANSWER: Repetitive Flood Claims Program
• SFHA . CORRECT ANSWER: Special Flood Hazard Area
• SRL . CORRECT ANSWER: Severe Repetitive Loss Program
• STR . CORRECT ANSWER: Section / Township / Range
• USACE . CORRECT ANSWER: US Army Corps of Engineers
• USGS . CORRECT ANSWER: US Geological Survey
• WSEL . CORRECT ANSWER: Water Surface Elevation
• WYO . CORRECT ANSWER: Write Your Own
• 1% Annual Chance Flood . CORRECT ANSWER: Base Flood.
• 44 CFR §59 . CORRECT ANSWER: NFIP General Provisions according to the Code
of Federal Regulations. Parts 59 and 60 include the definitions and standards that
should be reflected in community floodplain regulations.
• 44 CFR §60 . CORRECT ANSWER: Criteria for Land Management and Use according
to the Code of Federal Regulations. Parts 59 and 60 include the definitions and
standards that should be reflected in community floodplain regulations.
• 44 CFR §60.3 . CORRECT ANSWER: Floodplain Management Criteria for Flood-
Prone Areas according to the Code of Federal Regulations.
• 44 CFR §65.5 . CORRECT ANSWER: Governs decisions for Letters of Map Revisions
according to the Code of Federal Regulations.
