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This page has been designed to provide information to representatives of the following groups who may not be actively involved in mitigation and reconstruction activities in the Gulf coast region of Mississippi about the project undertaken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and related activities:
- Federal agencies (other than FEMA)
- State agencies (other than MEMA and MDEQ)
- Regional agencies
- Local community agencies
- Elected officials at the Federal, State, and local levels
Access to Resources
Selected resources are summarized and linked for viewing/downloading below. Interested parties also may obtain CD-ROM and/or printed paper copies of many of these resources by contacting a Customer Service Representative from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 1-866-816-2804.
To explain the choices that exist for those that disagree with the outcome of the restudy, we have created a page on the map change options.
Resource Categories and Links
Resources summarized and linked for viewing/downloading below are separated into the following categories:
State-Produced Resources
Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions
- “Mississippi Coastal Mapping Project—Frequently Asked Questions”, May 2007— This Fact Sheet provides an overview, in question-and-answer format, of the cooperative remapping effort undertaken by FEMA, MEMA, and MDEQ for the Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties. PDF [80.3K] Text [14.6K]
- “Map Modernization: A Powerful Tool for Flood Risk Management,” April 2007— This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the FEMA effort to modernize flood maps nationwide in support of the National Flood Insurance Program. PDF [20.6M] Text [8.66K]
- “Cooperating Technical Partners Program,” April 2007— This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the FEMA program through which local, regional, and State partners—like MEMA and MDEQ—can participate in the map modernization effort. PDF [4.66K] Text [618K]
- “FEMA Flood Recovery Guidance, Advisory Flood Elevations for Harrison County, Mississippi”— This resource provides an overview of the coastal elevation advisory guidance issued by FEMA in 2006 to assist in the recovery efforts in Harrison County. PDF [166K] Text [5.03K]
- “FEMA Flood Recovery Guidance, Advisory Flood Elevations for Hancock County, Mississippi”— This resource provides an overview of the coastal elevation advisory guidance issued by FEMA in 2006 to assist in the recovery efforts in Hancock County. PDF [166K] Text [5.03K]
- “FEMA Flood Recovery Guidance, Advisory Flood Elevations for Jackson County, Mississippi”— This resource provides an overview of the coastal elevation advisory guidance issued by FEMA to assist in the recovery efforts in Jackson County.
PDF [166K] Text [5.03K]
- “Floodplain Management Using the Advisory Base Flood Elevations (ABFEs): Questions and Answers”— This resource provides an overview how to use the ABFEs for floodplain management purposes. PDF [76.6K] Text [10.9K]
- MitDiv-2, “Answers to Questions about the NFIP,” May 2004— This booklet provides answers to most questions about the NFIP. PDF [298K] Text [111K]
Gulf Coast Region Resources
- FEMA 549, Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast: Mitigation Assessment Team Report, Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance, July 2006—This resource provides an overview of the work performed by a Mitigation Assessment Team deployed by FEMA’s Mitigation Division in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to evaluate building performance during the hurricane and the adequacy of current building codes, construction requirements, and building practices and materials.
PDF [2.6M] Text [40K]
- Long-Term Community Recovery Plan for Hancock County— This plan, adopted by the local government officials in Hancock County, identifies rebuilding and restoration projects in the areas of housing, economic development, infrastructure, public services and facilities, and emergency services.
- Long-Term Community Recovery Plan for Harrison County—This plan, adopted by the local government officials in Harrison County, identifies rebuilding and restoration projects in the areas of housing, economic development, infrastructure, public services and facilities, and emergency services.
- Long-Term Community Recovery Plan for Jackson County —This plan, adopted by the local government officials in Jackson County, identifies rebuilding and restoration projects in the areas of housing, economic development, infrastructure, public services and facilities, and emergency services.
Other Useful Resources
FEMA has developed an array of floodplain management publications and other resources, including those listed below.
- Mississippi Coastal Mapping Project video — This video explains the coastal analysis and how the new flood elevations and boundaries were scientifically determined.
- FEMA 495, “Adoption of Flood Insurance Rate Maps by Participating Communities,” September 2005—This brochure addresses several questions about community adoption of the Flood Insurance Rate Map/Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map.
PDF [3.22M] Text [18.8k]
- Floodplain Management Bulletin 1-98, “Use of Flood Insurance Study
(FIS) Data as Best Available Data”—This resource provides vital information for the use of preliminary FIS data, including Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps and FIS reports.
- National Flood Insurance Program Enabling Legislation and Regulations— View or download the following resources through this link:
- National Flood Insurance Program Regulations
(Title 44, Chapter 1,
Parts 59-72 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
- National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
- Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973
- National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994
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