Outreach Team, Customer and Data Services (CDS), Announces Preliminary Flood Hazard Data

We are pleased to announce the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new Preliminary Flood Hazard Data (preliminary data) search tool! Nation-wide preliminary data are now available to the public in a centralized and easily accessible location, along with FEMA’s other flood mapping products and tools.

Data will begin to phase into the new preliminary data search tool in May 2013. You may access this tool directly, through the Preliminary Flood Hazard Data FEMA webpage (http://www.fema.gov/protecting-homes/view-your-communitys-preliminary-flood-hazard-data) , or through FEMA’s Map Service Center (MSC) Product Catalog. Preliminary data available through this search tool include new or revised preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, and FIRM Databases.

The new preliminary data search tool provides:

• Centralized access and simple navigation to nation-wide preliminary flood hazard data
• Quick and easy search functions
• Ability to search for data by state and county
• FEMA Mapping Information eXchange (FMIX) customer service support
• Accessibility of both preliminary and effective data from the MSC

For more information about preliminary data, visit the Preliminary Flood Hazard Data webpage or contact the FMIX at 1-877-FEMA MAP (336-2627).