Will you be affected when the new flood insurance rate maps go into effect?

FEMA Map Modernization Preliminary Flood Mapping

Open House Public Workshop

Calhoun County in conjunction with the Northwest Florida Water Management District and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be conducting a public information workshop on preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) being prepared for Calhoun County and incorporated areas including the City of Blountstown and the Town of Altha.

These new maps are part of FEMA’s plan to modernize all flood hazard maps nationwide and will better and more accurate floodplain mapping of Calhoun County. These maps will replace the existing FIRMs prepared by FEMA and adopted in 2000. Once adopted the new maps would be used to determine which properties are located in special flood hazard areas for flood insurance purposes.

Staff will be available at this meeting to take comments on the preliminary maps and answer questions and help to identify whether certain properties or portions of property would be designated in a potential flood hazard area. The workshop will be held at:


Tuesday, January 26, 2010

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Calhoun County Emergency Management

Calhoun County Courthouse

20859 Central Avenue East, Room G-40 (Basement)

Blountstown, Florida 32424

Should you need additional information please call Jerrick Saquibal, NWFWMD, at (850) 539-5999 ext. 228, or Robert Johnson, URS Corporation, at (813) 636-2137. Visit www.nwfwmdfloodmaps.com for more information on Map Modernization.

Emergency Management

Calhoun County Emergency Management

This is the official web site for Calhoun County Emergency Management, Calhoun County, Florida.

The mission of the Calhoun County Emergency Management Office is to coordinate response and recovery efforts in Calhoun County in the wake of catastrophic events.Calhoun EM, is also responsible for coordinating mitigation and preparedness activities in the county. Through planning and education Calhoun EM helps to prepare Calhoun County citizens, businesses, and governement agencies for threats from hurricanes and tropical storms, other weather emergencies, as well as man made or technological emergencies such as hazardous materials spills and wild fires.

Calhoun County EM Director

Don A. "Sonny" O'Bryan, Director
Angie Smith, Assistant Director
Joanie Westerfield, Admin Assistant

20859 Central Avenue East- Room G-40
Blountstown, Florida 32424
Phone: 850-674-8075
Fax: 850-674-4667

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Please be advised that beginning Monday, January 25, 2010 Tupelo Avenue will be closed to thru traffic due to road construction for approximately 30 days.

If you have any questions, please call the Emergency Management Office at (850) 674-8075.

Local Mitigation Strategy

LMS 2009 Update

The Calhoun County Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group has been developing an update to the Calhoun LMS plan. The following is the plan available for download in PDF format for public scrutiny and commentary. Please send your comments via e-mail to calem@gtcom.net.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PLANNING PROCESS
RISK ASSESSMENT
MITIGATION STRATEGY
LMS CROSSWALK (Contact the EM office for a copy)

Appendices
1 Meeting Minutes and Documentation
2 2009 LMSWG Members and Roles
3 Calhoun and City of Blountstown Flood Damage Prevention Ordinances
 4 Calhoun County Comprehensive EAR (excerpts)
5 Mitigation Initiative List
6 Prioritization Process
7 LMS Update Submittal Process
8 Meeting Resolutions and documentation
9 Maps




 

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