Pinellas County Flood Map Service and Facebook Live Event Auto Draft

Hello Pinellas County Mortgage Professionals,

Because you are listed as having an active license in Pinellas County, I am writing to let you know about the newly updated Pinellas County Flood Map Information Service! Visit floodmaps.pinellascounty.org for a library of flood map apps with data.

This service is FREE and easy to use via computer and mobile device! Here you can find valuable flood information including:

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) information needed to write a flood insurance policy, such as flood zone and Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
Pinellas County Floodplains and Floodways
Elevation Certificates submitted to Pinellas County
Flood depth information, such as potential storm surge depths
Evacuation zones, routes, and shelters
If the property is in a Coastal Barrier Resource System (CBRS)
Information about areas, such as wetlands, that are protected because of their natural floodplain functions of storing and removing pollutants from floodwaters
And more!

Pinellas County, and most of its municipalities, participate in the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) program, which rewards communities that implement floodplain management activities with flood insurance premium discounts. Unincorporated Pinellas County is rated a Class 3 community, which provides businesses and residents living in the unincorporated areas a 35% premium reduction. This rating will save unincorporated residents and businesses almost $9.5 million in flood insurance premiums per year. CRS ratings and associated discounts vary for each municipality with countywide total savings of more than $28.9 million per year. This important rating determination is based, in part, on the County and its municipalities providing flood information services.

Facebook Live Preparedness Event for Your Clients:

We need your help! Pinellas County is hosting a Facebook live to tackle questions and confusion about storm season preparedness for our newest arrivals to the county. We’ll bring in our directors of Emergency Management and Animal Services, as well as one of our building safety officials, to help residents understand how to protect their families, their homes and themselves. What we need from you is to share this link and invite text with any new residents you are in touch with. More information at https://www.facebook.com/events/2940477229416464.

For more information on flood map services, contact Pinellas County at 727-464-7700, visit pinellas.gov/flooding, or visit us at 440 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756. If you live in one of the Pinellas County municipalities, please contact your city directly for additional flood map information or elevation certificates (pinellas.gov/municipalities-and-cities/).

Lisa Foster, CFM
Floodplain Administrator
Stormwater Planning & Engineering
Stormwater & Vegetation Division
Public Works Department
14 S. Ft. Harrison, #426
Clearwater, FL 33756
ldfoster@pinellascounty.org
Phone (727) 464-8962

Lisa Foster, CFM

Floodplain Administrator

Phone (727) 464-8962

www.pinellascounty.org/flooding

Please click here to tell us how we are doing!

Please do not reply to this email. Please email ldfoster@pinellascounty.org if you have any questions.