FEMA: Maypearl, Texas Takes Steps to Make Flood Insurance ...

City Joins National Flood Insurance Program Securing Greater Amounts of Flood Insurance Protection

Release Date: February 10, 2012
Release Number: R6-12-029

??2012?Region VI News Releases

DENTON, Texas -- Maypearl, Texas is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and that means those living and working in the city can purchase flood insurance.

You don?t have to live or have a business in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) to flood.? Anyone can be financially vulnerable to floods as residents and business owners outside of high-risk areas file over 20 percent of NFIP claims and receive one-third of disaster assistance for flooding.? The average annual U.S. flood losses in the past 10 years (2001-2010) were more than $2.7 billion.

By joining the NFIP on Jan. 3, 2012, the city of Maypearl can now offer its citizens a more cost-effective way to recover from a flooding event.

According to officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), preliminary flood maps were released for the community in January 2010.? City of Maypearl homeowners, renters and business owners who would like to view the new flood maps should contact their local floodplain administrator who is most likely located at the community?s City Hall or the local courthouse.? It is also recommended that those needing flood insurance contact their local insurance agent to obtain that coverage.

For more information on the National Flood Insurance Program, visit www.floodsmart.gov.

FEMA?s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Friday, 10-Feb-2012 11:57:26

Source: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=60719

being human being human chicago news chicago news golden girls robert e lee dez bryant