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The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) (also referred to as a flood map) is the official map that shows Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) and the risk premium zones applicable to a community. Risk zones indicated on a FIRM provide a basis for establishing flood insurance coverage premium rates offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). A Flood Insurance Study (FIS) is a compilation and presentation of flood risk data for specific watercourses, lakes, and coastal flood hazard areas within a community. When a flood study is completed for the NFIP, the information and maps are assembled into an FIS. The FIS report contains detailed flood elevation data in flood profiles and data tables.

For step-by-step instructions on how to read a flood map, you may view the tutorial How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map. For definitions of Flood Zones, visit the Flood Zones webpage on the FEMA website.

Want to view the regulatory Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), or download the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for your property or county? Enter your property address, the name of your county/community, or if you already know the ID number for the FIRM panel that you are looking for, you can enter that as well.

Example Searches:

Search by Address: 123 Water St, Floodtown, GA 30000

Search by Jurisdiction: Fulton County

Search by Panel ID: 13121C0352F

In the search results portion of the page you can; view FIRM panel(s) and download the Flood Insurance Studies and Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map Database (DFIRM DB) for your community. Also, if your community is currently under flood map revision, you can view the preliminary FIRM panels as well.