Resources

Resources & Links

2012 IBC Flood Resistant Provisions:
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1816-25045-8053/2012_i_code_floodprovisions.pdf

2014 R.I. Hazard Mitigation Plan:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/mitigation/RI%20HMP_2014_FINAL.pdf

FEMA Building Code Resources:
www.fema.gov/building-code-resources

FEMA Coastal Construction Manual:
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1510-20490-2899/fema55_voli_combined.pdf

FEMA Community Rating System:
www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-rating-system

FEMA Elevating Your Home:
www.fema.gov/pdf/rebuild/mat/sec5.pdf

FEMA Flood Zones:
www.fema.gov/floodplain-management/flood-zones

FEMA Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting:
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1441-20490-4268/fema_p312_a.pdf

FEMA Map Service Center:
msc.fema.gov/

FEMA NFIP Elevation Certificate and Instructions:
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1437-20490-0725/f_053_elevcertif_30nov12_fillable.pdf

FEMA Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings:
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1753-25045-2304/508versioncombined_804.pdf

Floodplain Management Quick Guide:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/floods_documents/RIQG_DesktopPrint.pdf

Floodsmart.gov Glossary of Terms:
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/glossary_A-I.jsp

Floodsmart.gov:
www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/

Highlights of ASCE 24-05 Flood Resistant Design and Construction (2010):
www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1643-20490-4974/asce24_highlights_dec2010.pdf

IBHS FORTIFIED Program:
www.disastersafety.org/fortified-main/fortified-home/

IBHS FORTIFIED Hurricane Standards:
www.disastersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/fortified-home-hurricane-standards.pdf

IBHS FORTIFIED Roof Information:
www.disastersafety.org/wp-content/uploads/FORTIFIED-re-roofing-hurricane_IBHS.pdf

ICC Hurricane Safety:
www.iccsafe.org/safety/Pages/hurricane.aspx

N.C. Division of Coastal Management, shoreline protection structures:
dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/estuarineshoreline/options.html

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP):
www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

Local NFIP Coordinators:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/localNFIP.php

R.I. Building Code Commission:
www.ribcc.ri.gov/

R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC):
www.crmc.ri.gov/

R.I. CRMC – Rebuilding after the Hurricane:
www.crmc.ri.gov/coastalstorms/CRMC_RebuildAfterHurricane.pdf

R.I. CRMC Coastal Barrier Resource System (CBRS) Maps:
www.crmc.ri.gov/maps/RI_CBRS_Maps.pdf

R.I. CRMC Coastal Shoreline Features:
www.crmc.ri.gov/guidesreports/CRMC_Coastal_Shoreline_Features.pdf

R.I. CRMC Hurricane Preparedness Guide:
www.crmc.ri.gov/coastalstorms/Hurricane_Prepare_RI.pdf

R.I. CRMC On-site Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) page:
www.crmc.ri.gov/owt.html

R.I. CRMC Regulations (R.I. Coastal Resources Management Program):
www.crmc.ri.gov/regulations/RICRMP.pdf

R.I. CRMC Special Area Management Plans:
www.crmc.ri.gov/samps.html

R.I. CRMC Shoreline Change Maps:
www.crmc.ri.gov/maps/maps_shorechange.html

R.I. CRMC Water Use Maps:
www.crmc.ri.gov/maps/maps_wateruse.html

R.I. DEM Cesspool Phase-out:
www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/isds/cessfaze.htm

R.I. DEM Environmental Resource Map:
www.dem.ri.gov/maps/

R.I. DEM OWTS Rules:
www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/water/owts09.pdf

R.I. DEM Wetland Jurisdiction Maps:
www.dem.ri.gov/maps/wetjuris.htm

R.I. DEM Wetlands FAQ:
www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/wetlands/pdfs/realtor.pdf

R.I. Department of Business Regulation Insurance Division – Consumer Alert Hurricane Preparation:
www.dbr.state.ri.us/documents/divisions/insurance/consumers/ConsumerAlert2014-5.pdf

R.I. Flood Awareness and Climate Change Taskforce (R.I. FACCT): Rebuilding After A Storm – November 2009:
www.crmc.ri.gov/coastalstorms/PostStormRebuild.pdf

R.I. Hurricane Evacuation Maps:
www.riema.ri.gov/preparedness/evacuation/hurricane_evac.php#EvacMaps

R.I. Inundation Surfaces (Sea Level Rise viewer): www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=6b97585af3ee4b51af62a10953cd7dc0

R.I. National Flood Insurance Program Statistics:
bsa.nfipstat.fema.gov/reports/1040.htm#44

R.I. Real Estate Sales Disclosures:
webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE5/5-20.8/INDEX.HTM

Rhode Island State Building Code documents:
sos.ri.gov/library/buildingcodes/

RIEMA Evacuation Information:
www.riema.ri.gov/preparedness/evacuation/

RIEMA Flood Insurance FAQ:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/faq.php

RIEMA Flood Insurance Information:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/flood_insurance.php

RIEMA Floodplain Management:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/

RIEMA Floodplain Mapping:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/flood_mapping.php

RIEMA Map Tool Tutorial:
www.riema.ri.gov/prevention/floods/MapToolTutorial.pdf

StormSmart Rhode Island:
ri.stormsmart.org/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Inundation Maps:
www.riema.ri.gov/preparedness/evacuation/hurricane_inundation.php

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This website has been prepared by the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant for the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council as a guidance resource. It is not intended nor should be used to give any legal advice nor to supersede any state or federal statutory or regulatory language or interpretation of such language. This website refers the reader to various regulations and policies adopted by federal and state regulatory agencies; the reader is encouraged to review the specific regulation and policy.

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