The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements.
As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community actions meeting the three goals of the CRS:
- Reduce flood damage to insurable property;
- Strengthen and support the insurancpre aspects of the NFIP, and
- Encourage a comprehensive approach to floodplain management.
Click here for the FEMA CRS website
Click here for the Floodsmart.gov website
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) and the Borough are responsible for implementing the CRS Program within each respective agency's land use areas within Little Ferry. The NJMC's CRS information can be found here: Click here for NJMC CRS Information
Look up your Base Flood Elevation (BFE) by clicking here
Rebuild after Sandy - a fact sheet
Elevation Application Process.pdf
Little Ferry Flood Inundation Map
Directory of local officials who can provide more information:
Construction Official & CRS Coordinator: Click here for contact information
Emergency Management Coordinator: Police Chief Ralph C. Verdi; Click here for contact information
Borough Engineer: Click here for contact information
Links to documents and websites on flood insurance:
BE INFORMED: WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY.
http://www.ready.gov/floodawareness
Answers to Questions about the National Flood Insurance Program, FEMA 387, Federal Emergency Management Agency, August 2001.http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/qanda.shtm
Flood Insurance Frequently Asked Questions and the NFIP Answer Desk are at: http://faq.fema.gov/cgi-bin/fema.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php
Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines, FEMA-186, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1999.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2954
Links to Documents on Protecting a building:
Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House, FEMA-347, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1424
Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting: Six Ways to Protect Your House from Flooding. FEMA-312, 1998.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1681
Elevated Residential Structures, FEMA-54, 1984.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1670
Coastal Construction Manual, FEMA-55, Third Edition, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/lib55.shtm
Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and other Hazards
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1577
Flood proofing Nonresidential Structures, FEMA-102, 1986.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3581
Design Manual for Retrofitting Flood-prone Residential Structures, FEMA-114, 1986.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1414
Mitigation of Flood and Erosion Damage to Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas, FEMA-257, 1994.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1643
Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage, FEMA-348, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/pbuffd.shtm
Reducing Flood Losses through the International Code Series, FEMA, 2000.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2094
Reducing Damage from Localized Flooding: A Guide for Communities:
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/1012?id=1448
Flood Insurance Premium Refunds - Who Gets Them - click here
Flood Hazard Check Before You Buy (navigate to 340 and download the checklist)
There are three video tapes in FEMA’s “Best Build” series:
Best Build: Constructing a Sound Coastal Home Best Build 2: Construction in a Riverine Floodplain Best Build 3: Protecting a Flood-prone Home
These Army Corps flood proofing publications can be found on the following website or ordered directly from the Corps:
http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/nfpc/NFPC_Publications.htm
Flood Proofing Systems & Techniques, December 1984. (Out of print and available only via the website.)
- Flood-Proofing Regulations, EP 1165 3 314, 1992.
- Flood Proofing Performance—Successes & Failures, 1998.
- Flood Proofing Techniques, Programs and References, January 1996.
- Raising and Moving The Slab-On-Grade House, 1990.
- A Flood Proofing Success Story, September 1993.
- Flood Proofing: How to Evaluate Your Options, July 1993.
- Flood Proofing Technology in the Tug Fork Valley, April 1994.
- Local Flood Proofing Programs, June 1994
Links to documents on community floodplain management or flood hazard mitigation:
Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction, FEMA-15, December 1981.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1628
A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management, FEMA-248, May 1994.
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/pubs/lib100.shtm
Reducing Losses in High Risk Flood Hazard Areas—A Guidebook for Local Officials, FEMA-116, February 1987.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1508
Floodplain Management in the United States: An Assessment Report, Summary Report, FIA-17, June 1992.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1416
Links to Documents on the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains:
Protecting Floodplain Resources, FEMA-268, September 1995.
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1419
USEPA Wetlands Fact Sheets and other types of assistance can be obtained by contacting the EPA’s Wetlands Information Hotline at 1-800-832-7828 or wetlands.helpline@epa.gov. The fact sheets can also be downloaded from
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/facts/contents.html.