The National Flood Insurance Program, or NFIP, is a federal program enabling property owners and renters to purchase flood insurance. It is based on an agreement between communities and the federal government in which a community adopts and enforces certain floodplain regulations so that the federal government will make flood insurance available in that community.
MEMA is the designated the state agency for NFIP. The flood management branch has responsibility for the more than 300 communities that participate in the NFIP and the 23 communities that belong to the Community Rating System. We continue our commitment to reducing flood losses and preserving natural floodplain functions by embracing the broad and ever-changing field of floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation and the requirements of NFIP.
For additional information on NFIP and floodplain management, contact Al Goodman at 601-933-6362 or agoodman@mema.ms.gov.
Information can also be found at www.floodsmart.gov.
Documents
MS 'B'-'E' Model Ordinance, November 2009
MS Flood Map Modernization Initiative
Flood Ordinances: MS 'A' Model Ordinance, July 2005
Floodplain Management in Mississippi Quick Guide