For Community Officials

This section provides resources helpful for community leaders.

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Information for Community Officials

• Flood Map Production Process
• FEMA Levee Information
• FEMA Basemap and Data Standards
• Timeline for DFIRM Adoption (forthcoming)
• Using Data from Preliminary Flood Maps
• Reviewing Your Preliminary DFIRM Panels and FIS Report: A Guide for Community Officials
• Revalidations: Letter of Map Change (LOMC) and Summary of Map Actions (SOMAs)

• Montana Floodplain Management - State Administrative Rules
• Montana's State Model Floodplain Ordinance
• DNRC's Guidelines for Obtaining 100-Year Flood Elevations in Approximate Zone A or Unmapped Areas
• DNRC's Guidelines for Water Course Surveys

• FEMA Publication - Flood Insurance Industry and Map Mod
• FEMA Publication - Map Modernization Overview
• FEMA Publication - Flood Hazard Mapping Website and Map Service Center Information
• FEMA Publication - Compendium of Map Changes
• FEMA Publication - GIS in Flood Map Modernization
• FEMA's Community Rating System