The resources page is to give you access to more detailed information about map modernization, flood insurance, the National Flood Insurance Program, flood hazard maps, etc., then could be contained in the general descriptions of these web pages. It is our hope that you will find this information useful. Check back with the Resources Page often as new content will be added periodically.

General Information

General Map Modernization Information

• Map Modernization Video wmv mov
• Shawnee County Map Mod Fact Sheet
• Flood Map Modernization—A Powerful Tool for Risk Management
• New Flood Hazard Maps—What Property Owners Should Know
• Flood Map Modernization—New Data for Managing Risk
• Understanding Flood Map Modernization—For Real Estate Professionals
• Understanding Flood Map Modernization—For Mortgage Lenders
• Understanding Flood Map Modernization—For Insurance Professionals
• Flood Map Production Process
• Frequently Asked Questions

Public Comment

Appeals and Protests During Comment Period

• Public Comment Period—Information for Protests and Appeals
• Appeals and Protests—Information for Property Owners
• Appeals and Protests—Procedures of Submission and Resolution
• Appeals and Protests—Required Support Data and Documentation
• Application for Appeal
• Application for Protest

Preliminary Maps

Using Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMS)

• Understanding Flood Map Modernization—Using Preliminary Flood Hazard Maps
• Increasing Options with Digital Flood Data
• How to Read the New Preliminary DFIRMs (Coming…)
• Flood Map Modernization: Then and Now
• Flood Map Modernization: Customized DFIRM and GIS Data

Change Letters

Letters of Map Change

• Options for Changing Information on the Updated Flood Maps
• Revalidation of Letters of Map Change
• Preliminary Summary of Map Actions (SOMA)
• Electronic Letter of Map Amendment

Insurance Information

Information about Flood Insurance

• Understanding Flood Map Modernization—The Grandfathering Rule
• Saving on Flood Insurance—NFIPs Grandfathering Rule
• NFIP Map & Zone Grandfather Rules—Insurance Professionals
• What Insurance Professionals Need to Know
• Converting a Standard Rated Policy to a PRP
• FAQs Regarding Effect of New Flood Hazards Have on Existing Structures
• Preferred Risk Policy—Homeowners and Renters
• Preferred Risk Policy—Businesses
• Why You Need Flood Insurance
• The Flood Insurance Industry and Map Modernization
• NFIP Summary of Coverage
• Summary of Flood Insurance Rates
• Agent Tips on Flood Map Changes
• Answers to Questions About the NFIP
• Are You Ready?
• Benefits of Flood Insurance v Disaster Assistance

New Data

Changes to Vertical Datum

• Procedure Memorandum No. 41—North American Vertical Datum 1988
• Vertical Datum—New Mapping Studies Convert to Updated Vertical Datum

Provisional Levees

About Provisionally-Accredited Levees

• Procedure Memorandum No. 43
• Provisionally Accredited Levees Booklet
• Provisionally Accredited Levees—Answers to Questions
• Provisionally Accredited Levees—Mapping Scenarios
• National Levee Challenge—Levees and FEMA Mod Modernization
• Requirements for Mapping Levees
• Meeting Criteria for Accrediting Levee Systems
• The NFIP and Levees—An Overview
• The NFIP and Levees—FAQs
• Living Behind Levees—Information for Property Owners
• Levee Systems and Flood Insurance—Information for Mortgage Lenders
• Levee Systems and Flood Insurance—Information for Insurance Professionals

External Resources

Additional Resources from Governmental and Private Agencies

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• FloodSmart.gov
  The official site of the NFIP, a FEMA site.
• Kansas Department of Water Resources (part of the KSDA)
  • Water Structures Program
• Red Cross Flood Safety Checklist

Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA)

• How to Fill Out a LOMA-Out as Shown Application
• Form MT-EZ LOMA-OAS Application Form
• Instructions for Preparing a Flood Map