FEMA Media Library
This Pocket Guide offers key messages to encourage the adoption, administration, implementation, and enforcement of up-to-date building codes, reducing disaster risks and protecting communities. It addresses common misunderstandings and provides effective communication strategies for conveying the value of building codes.
January 31, 2025: Mississippi and North Dakota Suspension notice
LFD Date: January 8, 2025
FIRM Effective Date: July 8, 2025
State: Massachusetts, Virginia, Colorado
The Bulletins are changing to update and streamline their content and presentation. These changes are captured in this fact sheet.
Provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the required use of flood-damage resistant construction materials for building components located below the Base Flood Elevation in Special Flood Hazard Areas (both A and V zones).