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How To Find Your Home On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Posted on July 28, 2017 by ChicagoSurveyorJanuary 21, 2018

What are FEMA flood maps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community. This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study. The … Continue reading →

Difference in FEMA Elevation Certificate and LOMA

Posted on March 6, 2016 by ChicagoSurveyorJanuary 21, 2018

I get calls all the time from someone requesting an Elevation Certificate or Elevation Survey. Usually it’s because they’ve gotten a letter in the mail from their mortgage company telling them they have to get flood insurance. This leads them … Continue reading →