Updated 08/20/2021

Pompton Lakes Borough Website

FEMA Flood Map Service Center

How To Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map Tutorial

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FloodSmart: The official site of the NFIP

FEMA – Floodplain Management Publications

Ready.gov – Floods

CRS (Community Rating System)  Flood Protection Information

• FEMA 347, May 2000 Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House
• FEMA F-084, December 2020 Answers to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program
• FEMA P-55, Volume I, August 2011 Coastal Construction Manual: Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, 4th Edition (2011)
• FEMA P-55, Volume II, August 2011 Coastal Construction Manual:  Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, 4th Edition (2011)
• FEMA-54, March 1984 Elevated Residential Structures
• FEMA F-083, 2008 Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines – No Longer Available: Document was Rescinded
• FEMA-257, October 1994 Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas
• FEMA P-348, November 1999 Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage
• FEMA-268, June 1996 Protecting Floodplain Resources, 2nd Ed.
• FEMA P-85, November 2009 Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards, 2nd Edition
• FEMA-511, June 2005 Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding

Additional information on the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System

• FEMA FIA-15, 2017 CRS Coordinator’s Manual
• 2021 Addendum to the CRS Coordinator’s Manual, 2017 Edition
• CRS (Community Ratings System) Resources
• CRS (Community Ratings System) Training and Videos

The following contains links to information on flood maps, flood insurance and flooding preparation.

Most links have the named documents available online.
The documents may also be searched by FEMA publication number or resource title at Search.gov
A small number of documents marked with an asterisk [*] are only available in hardcopy.

Documents on flood maps and studies:

• FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping Annex
• FEMA-265, July 1995  Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas – A Guide for Obtaining and Developing Base (100 yr) Flood Elevations
• FEMA Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP)

Documents on flood insurance:

• FEMA-F-084, March 2011  Answers to Questions about the National Flood Insurance Program
• FEMA-F-083, September 2007  Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines– No Longer Available: Document was Rescinded

Documents on protecting a building:

• FEMA P-347, May 2000  Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House
• FEMA-213, August 2018  Answers to Questions About Substantially Improved/Substantially Damaged Buildings
• FEMA P-55, Volume I, August 2011 Coastal Construction Manual: Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, 4th Edition (2011)
• FEMA P-55, Volume II, August 2011 Coastal Construction Manual:  Principles and Practices of Planning, Siting, Designing, Constructing, and Maintaining Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, 4th Edition (2011)
• [*]FEMA-114, December 1, 1986  Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures
• FEMA-54, March 1984  Elevated Residential Structures
• FEMA P-259, January 2012, Third Edition  Engineering Principles and Practices of Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures
• FEMA-102, May 1986  Floodproofing Nonresidential Structures
• FEMA-P 312, Third Edition, June 2014  Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding
• FEMA-257, October 1, 1994  Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas
• FEMA P-348, February 2017  Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage, Edition 2
• FEMA P-85, Second Edition, November 2009  Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards
• FEMA, September 26, 2014  Reducing Flood Losses Through the International Codes: Coordinating Building Codes and Floodplain Management Regulations, 5th Edition ( October 2019)
• Red Cross  Flood Safety

Documents on community floodplain management or flood hazard mitigation:

• FEMA-15, December 1, 1981  Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction
• FIA-18, June 1992  Floodplain Management in the United States: An Assessment Report, Volume 2: Full Report
• FEMA-364, September 2000  Planning for a Sustainable Future: the Link Between Hazard Mitigation and Livability
• FEMA-116, February 1, 1987  Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Hazard Areas—A Guidebook for Local Officials
• FEMA-248, June 1994  A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management

Documents on natural and beneficial floodplain functions:

• FEMA-268, June 1996  Protecting Floodplain Resources – A Guidebook for Communities
• EPA  EPA Wetlands Fact Sheets

[*] There are three video tapes in FEMA’s “Best Build” series:

• Best Build 1: Constructing a Sound Coastal Home
• Best Build 2: Construction in a Riverine Floodplain
• Best Build 3: Protecting a Flood-prone Home

These U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood proofing publications can be found on the following website:  https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Project-Planning/nfpc/

• Flood Proofing Systems & Techniques: Examples of flood proofed structures in the United States, December 1984
• Flood-Proofing Regulations, EP 1165 2 314, 1995
• Flood Proofing Performance—Successes & Failures, December 1998
• Flood Proofing Techniques, Programs and References, May 2000
• Raising and Moving The Slab-On-Grade House, 1990
• A Flood Proofing Success Story along Dry Creek at Goodlettsville, Tennessee, April 1995
• Flood Proofing: How to Evaluate Your Options: Decision tree, July 1993
• Flood Proofing Technology in the Tug Fork Valley, April 1994
• Local Flood Proofing Programs, February 2005