This course has been discontinued
This three interactive hour online course will provide the user with a background of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Studies (FIS). It provides the land surveyor, engineer or other user with a comprehensive overview of topics including:
- Flood studies and map terminology
- How flood studies are prepared along riverine and coastal floodplains
- Basic floodplain hydrology and hydraulics
- Types of FEMA flood maps
- FIRM zones, reference marks, map features, etc.