Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host an online Flood Risk Information Open House for communities in Lincoln County, Minnesota, on February 23, 2022, from 5 – 7 p.m. CT. The open house will give residents the chance to review a recently completed preliminary Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
The FIS and the FIRMs provide base flood (also known as the 1-percent-annual-chance event) information, designate areas that are subject to significant flood hazards within areas of the county and offer information that public officials may use when permitting development in the floodplain.
The online open house will be staffed with representatives from various local, state and federal agencies who will provide the most current information about flood risk, flood insurance, floodplain development regulations, and the process for floodplain mapping within Lincoln County. The newly prepared preliminary floodplain maps can also be reviewed at the meeting. Once the maps become effective, they will be used as the basis for flood insurance ratings as well as local flood protection regulations adopted under the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA also intends that they be used as tools to assist planning processes and outreach efforts to quickly respond to and recover from future events. Details for the meeting are as follows:
WHAT: Lincoln County online Flood Risk Information Open House
WHEN: Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 5 – 7 p.m.
WHERE: Visit www.zoom.com and enter the following meeting ID and passcode.
This requires registering for a free Zoom account or click the following link: https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1615589158.
Meeting ID: 161 558 9158, Password: 456654
You may also call into the meeting by using one of the following telephone numbers and entering the meeting ID and passcode shown above. Long-distance charges may apply.
669-254-5252 646-828-7666 551-285-1373
Property owners, realtors, lenders and insurance agents are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about flood risk and hazard mitigation within their community. Digital files of the preliminary FIRM and FIS report can be downloaded from https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload/.
If you need a reasonable accommodation (sign language interpreters, Braille, CART, etc.), please send an email to FEMA-Region5-FloodInsuranceOutreach@fema.dhs.gov at least 48 hours before the event. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fulfill.
For more information, contact the FEMA News Desk at FEMA-R5-News-Desk@fema.dhs.gov.
