The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration's Hazard Mapping Division maintains and updates the National Flood Insurance Program maps. FEMA is working with local communities and other agencies to tap into their mapping expertise as it applies to flood maps.
This site provides scheduling information, calendars of events, meeting minutes, scoping information, and general project information for various studies in FEMA Region IX. A link to a secure collaborative website is also provided to facilitate communication and coordination between FEMA Region IX and MAPIX-M.
FEMA Region IX, in cooperation with the California Office of Emergency Services, has also analyzed the post-fire flood hazards for streams in five Southern California counties affected by the wildfires that burned approximately 700,000 acres in October 2003. The maps resulting from this analysis, which are available from the California Post-Fire Flood Hazard Mapping Website at www.capostfireflood.net, show the increased flood hazard areas created by the wildfire damage.
As part of its Map Modernization Program, FEMA has implemented a policy to verify the certification status of all levees currently depicted on NFIP maps as providing 100-year flood protection. A wealth of information about FEMA's policy for mapping levees can be found on FEMA's website.
