The Iowa Department of Natural Resources works with communities and counties to develop and administer local floodplain management programs, coordinates the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and assists the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Iowa Emergency Management Division in responding to flood disasters.
FIRMette
A FIRMette is an electronic portion of the FEMA published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). They can be downloaded and printed for most communities mapped by the NFIP. Instructions for this site:
How to Make a FIRMette (off-site)
For more information, please contact Bill Cappuccio at 515-281-8942 or at
Bill.Cappuccio@dnr.iowa.gov
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