CFS FEMA Regulations & NFIP Compliance

Question 1

What is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)?

Accepted Answer

A federal program for flood insurance and floodplain management

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A program for earthquake insurance.

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A private insurance company.

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A state disaster relief fund.

Question 2

Which agency administers the NFIP?

Accepted Answer

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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Environmental Protection Agency

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Department of Transportation

Question 3

What is the purpose of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)?

Accepted Answer

To depict flood hazard zones for insurance and planning

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To show soil quality.

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To map traffic congestion.

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To list construction companies.

Question 4

What is a community’s role in NFIP compliance?

Accepted Answer

To enforce regulations and maintain flood maps

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To purchase flood insurance for all residents.

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To ignore floodplain regulations.

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To build levees independently.

Question 5

What does ‘Letter of Map Change’ (LOMC) mean?

Accepted Answer

An official update or revision to a Flood Insurance Rate Map

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A permit to build in a floodplain.

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A request for flood insurance.

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A report on flood damage.

Question 6

Which structure types must comply with NFIP regulations?

Accepted Answer

All new and substantially improved buildings in flood zones

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Only commercial buildings.

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Only temporary structures.

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Buildings outside floodplains.

Question 7

What is the significance of the 1% annual chance flood (100-year flood)?

Accepted Answer

Flood with a 1% chance of occurring in any given year

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Flood occurring once every 100 years exactly.

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Flood that happens every year.

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Flood with no insurance requirement.

Question 8

How do NFIP regulations affect floodplain development?

Accepted Answer

They require elevating or floodproofing buildings

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They prohibit all development in floodplains.

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They only apply to roads.

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They do not affect development.

Question 9

What documentation supports NFIP compliance for a building?

Accepted Answer

Elevation certificates and floodplain permits

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Building blueprints only.

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Tax records.

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No documentation is required.