Floodplain management publications

DCR Publications

• Fact Sheet 4: Effects of Non-compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program

FEMA documents - click here to visit FEMA's library

• Against the Wind, FEMA-247, 12/93
• Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings, FEMA-213, 5/91
• Answers to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA-387
• Appeals, Revisions and Amendments to FIRM's: A Guide for Community Officials, FIA-12, 1/90
• Coastal Construction Manual, FEMA-55, 2/86
• Community Rating System brochure
• Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction, FEMA-15, 12/81
• Elevated Residential Structures, FEMA-54, 3/84
• Federal Regulations and Instructions on Flood Insurance Compliance for Lenders and Servicers, FIA-16, 10/93
• Floodproofing Non-residential Structures, FEMA-102, 5/86
• Guidelines and Specifications for Study Contractors, 1/95
• Guide to Flood Maps: How to Use a Flood Map to Protect Your Property, FEMA-258, 12/94
• Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas, FEMA-265, 4/95
• Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines, FEMA-186, 5/97
• Manufactured Home Installation in Flood Hazard Areas, FEMA-85, 9/85
• Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, 10/94
• National Flood Insurance Program and Related Regulations
• Protecting Floodplain Resources: A Guidebook for Communities, FEMA-268, 9/95
• Protecting Your Home From Flood Damage - Mitigation Ideas for Reducing Flood Losses, 1996
• Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Hazard Areas: A Guidebook for Local Officials, FEMA-116, 2/87
• Repairing Your Flooded Home, FEMA-234, 8/92
• Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures, FEMA-114, 9/86
• Technical Bulletin Guide-96 FEMA, 8/96
• Technical Bulletin 1-93 - Openings in Foundation Walls
• Technical Bulletin 2-93 - Flood-Resistant Materials Requirements
• Technical Bulletin 3-93 - Non-Residential Floodproofing - Requirements and Certification
• Technical Bulletin 4-93 - Elevator Installation
• Technical Bulletin 5-93 - Free-of-Obstruction Requirements
• Technical Bulletin 6-93 - Below-Grade Parking Requirements
• Technical Bulletin 7-93 - Wet Floodproofing Requirements
• Technical Bulletin 8-96 - Corrosion Protection for Metal Connectors in Coastal Areas
• Technical Bulletin 9-99 - Design and Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls Below Elevated Coastal Buildings
• Technical Bulletin 10-01 - Ensuring that Structures Built on Fill In or Near Special Flood Hazard Areas are Reasonably Safe From Flooding
• Technical Bulletin 11-01 - Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas

American Red Cross (ARC) documents - click here for a list of disaster related ARC publications

• Flash Flood and Floods...The Awesome Power, ARC-4493, 7/92
• Hurricanes...The Greatest Storm on Earth, ARC-5030, 3/94
• Preparing Your Home for a Hurricane, ARC-5040, 1/95
• Tornadoes - Nature's Most Violent Storms, ARC-5002, 2/95

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers documents

• Techniques, Programs and References, 2/91
• Raising and Moving the Slab-On-Grade House, 1990

Others

• Student Manual: Hazard Mitigation Planning Course (Local Level), SM-135, 1/87
• Using Multi-Objective Management to Reduce Flood Loses in Your Watershed, (Association of State Floodplain Managers, 1996) - click here for the group's publication list