How to Read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Course Summary

You have competed the course and should be able to:

Describe the evolution of flood maps and distinguish between the various types of flood map formats
Recognize the elements and symbols shown on FIRMs
Read and use FIRMs to identify flood hazards

Lesson List: Lesson: Course Overview and Navigation complete, Lesson 1: Introduction complete, Lesson 2: Flood Map Overview complete, Lesson 3: How to Read a Flood Map Index complete, Lesson 4: How to Read a Flood Map Panel complete, Lesson 5: Getting Specific Information complete, Lesson 6: Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps complete, Start arrow pointing to Lesson 7: Course Summary

This lesson should take approximately 6 minutes to complete.

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