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FEMA briefs Taylor County commissioners on National Flood Insurance Program, local responsibilities
Summary
FEMA representatives gave a 90-minute workshop to the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners explaining the National Flood Insurance Program, community responsibilities for floodplain management, consequences for noncompliance and benefits of the Community Rating System.
Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Jan. 15 delivered a workshop to the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners explaining how participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, interacts with state and local floodplain rules and what communities must do to remain eligible.
The presentation, given by Marissa Allen of FEMA’s Office of External Affairs and Tammy Hanson of FEMA Region 4 and described by FEMA staff as a roughly 90-minute briefing, reviewed the program’s “three-legged” approach—flood insurance availability, floodplain management regulations and mapping and mitigation—and outlined roles for federal, state and local officials.
The briefing matters because participation in NFIP affects whether county residents can buy or renew flood insurance and whether certain federal post-disaster assistance is available in…
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