I came across the site in the Natural Floodplains Alliance news letter. www.fludzone.com advertises as a resource for flood hazard information, insurance claim data including repetitive loss, and a library of information and education resources.
Lets Start with What it is Not.
- Not a certified flood determination service
- Still needs some oversite. They reported my CRS Level 8 discount as 5% instead of 10%. I emailed them to correct the issue, so we will see how responsive to correction they are.
- You can not find data on insurance and repetitive loss for your community, only the general State information. Its interesting from a generic view, but nothing that pertains to local information.
What it is.
- FREE!!!
- I found the Free Flood Zone Map by Address function a great resource for some of my frequent flyers (i.e. real estate, insurance, manufactured home placement).
- Zoomable map of SFHA with a very comprehensive map key and layers
- A downloadable pdf report or a "copy link" option
- a risk assessment - low, med, high
- is flood insurance required, including preferred rate blurb
- an elevation, ground elevation if no BFE available
- CRS discount information (they have my discount incorrectly listed as 5% but my CRS level correct at 8) I have emailed them to correct the issue
- NFIP detail section with all of the NFIP data
- An a LOMC section for the area queried from the NFIP map information site
- The Guides tab has 38 items covering Flood Insurance, Understanding Flood Zones, Maps and Data, Flood Zone Types, and at the bottom a direct search by address area like the Free Flood Zone Map page.
It may not be the end all site, but it has much to recommend itself. Check it out and see for yourself if this could be an option for your community.
stay dry out there
Michele