Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water FEMA Floodmaps Fema Form

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welcome to the first video for the mapping Rising flood risk Series in these videos we'll walk through GIS instructions published by FEMA Region 3 to help communities use the data included with flood mapping products these instructions focus on using local elevation data along with FEMA flood plane data to map the areas where flood risk is likely to rise first with climate change these videos are meant to be used as a planning tool not a regulatory requirement flood risks are rising across the US putting more people and property In Harm's Way communities can use local planning and Regulatory tools to adapt to Rising flood risk they can direct future development away from the riskiest areas they can also require safer buildings in these areas the first step is to pinpoint the areas where risk is Rising one way to to locate these areas is to use freeboard freeboard is a vertical safety Factor expressed in feet above a flood height this figure shows how adding the safety Factor creates a