The Risk MAP Process in Utah

Utah Risk MAP is coordinated by Utah's Division of Emergency Management using grant money from FEMA. However, the project would not happen without the involvement of city and county floodplain administrators and other community officials. Local administrators will be involved all the way through to the adoption of the effective FIRM and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report into their floodplain management ordinance. This involvement may include validating map update needs; participating in Discovery and other Risk MAP meetings before, during and after the preparation of the FIRM; identifying topographic and base map data sources; reviewing data and mapping products; and serving as the local repository for historic and effective Flood Hazard Boundary Maps, FIRMs, FIS reports, and Letters of Map Change.

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Click here to go back to the Utah Risk MAP web site.

 Click here to go to FEMA's Risk MAP web site  which includes a description of the process and other information as well.

FEMA Coordinated Needs Management Strategy Viewer FEMA’s Coordinated Needs Management Strategy (CNMS) uses a geospatial database to identify and track flood hazard study lifecycle and mapping needs within the flood hazard mapping program. CNMS supports community officials and FEMA personnel in analyzing and depicting the validity of flood studies to enhance the understanding of flood hazard risk and make informed decisions on community planning and flood mitigation.  Click here to access the CNMS viewer. 

High resolution elevation data used by Risk MAP. LiDAR data can be downloaded from Utah's Automated Geographic Reference Center. This video explains more about how LiDAR is collected and what it is used for  https://vimeo.com/89565010 

Utah National Insurance Flood Plan (NFIP)  https://dem.utah.gov/hazards-and-mitigation/nfip-national-flood-insurance-program/ 

FEMA Map Service Center The official public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Use the MSC to find your official flood map, access a range of other flood hazard products, and take advantage of tools for better understanding flood risk.  https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home