How to Download a Flood Insurance Study (FIS)

To get the most learning value out of this course, you may want to download your community’s Flood Insurance Study from the Map Service Center (MSC) website and follow along as you navigate this course. 

Steps to download a FIS.

  1. Navigate to the FEMA Map Service Center available at https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home
  2. Select the MSC Search All Products link form either the:
    • Search All Products link in the web page text,
    • Search All Products link in MSC Navigation bar.
  3. Enter your Search information in one of the three search options:
    • Jurisdiction (Note: When you select a State, County and Community options display)
    • Jurisdiction Name or FEMA ID
    • Product ID.
  4. Select the Search button
  5. Open the Effective Products folder
  6. Find the FIS Report (#)
  7. Select the Download All icon.
    • The available FIS reports will list, showing Product ID, Effective Date, Size, and Download icon.
  8. Select the Download icon for the FIS you want to retrieve.
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