1. Select the “Make a FIRMette” button on the left side of the screen.

2. Use the Zoom and Pan functions to identify the area you want to print as a FIRMette.

*You must be zoomed out all the way in order to make a FIRMette. The miniature FIRM panel in the upper left of the screen can help to orient you and confirm the location you are viewing on the flood map panel when you are zoomed in.

3. Click, hold, and drag the pink box to cover the area you want in your FIRMette.

4. Choose your paper size by clicking the appropriate button below the tools on the left of the screen

5. To reposition the scale and north arrow or title block , click the appropriate button and drag the new pink layer. The areas highlighted in pink and green boxes will be included on the FIRMette.

6. When ready, click on your preferred output format, “Adobe PDF” or “Image File”.

• Adobe PDF should be used for printing maps where preserving the scale is important.
• Image files can be used when importing the image into PowerPoint or other presentation software for display.

7. Your FIRMette will appear.

• If you are not satisfied with the FIRMette coverage, you can click the back button below the Save your FIRMette button to start again.
• You can also use the back button if you need to make FIRMettes of other areas from the same Flood Map Panel.

8. Print FIRMette.

• Print it out on the appropriate-sized paper corresponding to your earlier selection.
• To preserve the scale from the original FIRM map, save as PDF and change print settings to actual size before printing.

NOTE: Be sure to check if there have been any changes to the FIRM by selecting the Revisions, Amendments, and Revalidations options under “Changes to this FIRM”.