Example Flood Risk Report

2. Risk Analysis
2.1 Overview
Flooding impacts non-populated
areas too, such as agricultural
lands and wildlife habitats.
.
State and Local Hazard Mitigation
Plans are required to have a
comprehensive all-hazard risk
assessment. The flood risk
analyses in the FRR, FRM, and
FRD can inform the flood hazard
portion of a community’s or state’s
risk assessment. Further, data in
the flood risk database can be
used to develop information which
meets the requirements for risk
assessments as it relates to the
hazard of flood in hazard
mitigation plans.
Flood hazard identification uses FIRMs and FIS identify where flooding can occur
along with the probability and depth of that flooding. Flood risk assessment is
the systematic approach to identify how flooding impacts the environment. In
hazard mitigation planning, flood risk assessments are the basis for mitigation
strategies and actions by defining the hazard and enabling informed decision
making. To fully assess flood risk requires the following:
Identification of the flooding source and determination of the
probability of occurrence of the flood hazard
Development of a complete profile of the flood hazard including
historical occurrence and previous impacts
Inventory of assets located in the identified flood hazard area
Estimation of potential future flood losses caused by exposure to the
area of flood hazard
Flood risk analyses are different methods used in flood risk assessment to help
quantify and communicate flood risk. Flood risk analysis can be done on a large
scale (state, community) level and on a very small scale (parcel, census block).
Advantages of large scale flood risk analysis, especially at the watershed level,
can identify how actions and development in one community can affect areas
up- and downstream. On the parcel or census block level, flood risk analysis can
provide actionable data to individual property owners so they can take
appropriate mitigation actions.
2.2 Analysis of Risk
The FRR, FRM, and FRD contain four general types of risk analysis to help
describe and visualize the flood risk at the jurisdictional levels:
1. Changes Since Last FIRM
2. Water Surface, Flood Depth and Analysis Grids
3. HAZUS Estimated Loss Information
4. Areas of Mitigation Interest
2.2.1 Changes Since Last FIRM
The Changes Since Last FIRM (CSLF) dataset, stored in the FRD and shown in
Section 3 of this report, shows where changes to flood risk may occurred since
the county’s last FIRM 1 was developed. Communities can use this information to
update their mitigation plans, specifically quantifying “what is at risk” and
identifying possible mitigation activities.
1 Note: If the existing effective FIRM has not been modernized or is not in the countywide format,
this information will not be included.
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