Flood Insurance Study
Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000087
A compilation and presentation of flood risk data for specific watercourses, lakes, and coastal flood hazard areas within a community. When a flood study is completed for the NFIP, the information and maps are assembled into an FIS. The FIS report contains detailed flood elevation data in flood profiles and data tables.
| Identifier | MLC-T-INS-000087 |
|---|---|
| Field | Insurance and risk management |
| Subject | National Flood Insurance Program |
| Abbreviation | FIS |
| References | FEMA Glossary |
Record as JSON
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