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FEMA FIRM Panels

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Summary


A Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is an official flood map used in the National Flood Insurance.

Program.

Most FIRMs are divided into FIRM panels.

Description


FEMA FIRM panels for King County


Layer information

Layer Name fema_firm_panels_area
Subject Category Hydrography
Title FEMA FIRM Panels
Feature Count 260
Feature Type Polygon
Next Update As needed
Spatial reference EPSG:2926
Control ID 2855
Place Keywords None
Theme Keywords Floodplain, Flood, FEMA, Hydro, Rivers, Environment, Hazard, Environment
Supplemental Information None

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Attribute information

OBJECTID

From Esri

Description

Internal feature number.

Domain

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

FIRM_ID

From FEMA

Description

Primary key for table lookup. Assigned by table creator.

Domain

Not Found

ST_FIPS

From FEMA

Description

State FIPS. This is the two-digit code that corresponds to the State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code. This is a standard numbering system used by the Federal government, defined in FIPS Pub 6-4. These two numbers correspond to the first two digits of the panel number. Acceptable values for this field are listed in the D_State_FIPS table.

Domain

Not Found

PCOMM

From FEMA

Description

Community or County Identification Number. This is the third through the sixth digits of the panel number. For community-based maps this corresponds to the FEMA Community Identification number. For countywide maps this is the county (or county equivalent) FIPS code with a “C.”

Domain

Not Found

PANEL

From FEMA

Description

Panel Number. This is seventh through the 10th digits in the complete panel number. This is assigned by the scale of the map and the position within the community or county. The panel number scheme is described in detail in the FIRM Panel Technical Reference.

Domain

Not Found

SUFFIX

From FEMA

Description

Map Suffix. This is the final digit in the complete panel number. This is a letter suffix at the end of the panel number. The map suffix is incremented one letter every time the panel gets republished.

Domain

Not Found

FIRM_PAN

From FEMA

Description

FIRM Panel Number. This is the complete 11-digit FIRM panel number, which is made up of ST_FIPS, PCOMM, PANEL and SUFFIX. This is the FIRM panel number that is shown in the title block of the map.

Domain

Not Found

PANEL_TYP

From FEMA

Description

Panel Type. The type of FIRM panel identifies whether the panel is printed or not and whether it is community based or countywide. Acceptable values for this field are listed in the D_Panel_Typ table.

Domain

Not Found

EFF_DATE

From FEMA

Description

Effective Date. This is the effective date of the current map revision. This field is not populated until the FIRM effective date is established and the Final FIRM is ready for hardcopy production by FEMA. Then it is required.

Domain

Not Found

SCALE

From FEMA

Description

Map Scale. This is the denominator of the FIRM scale as a ratio. For example, 24000 is the denominator for a 1″ = 2000′ map. Acceptable values for this field are listed in the D_Scale table.

Domain

Not Found

PNP_REASON

From FEMA

Description

Panel Not Printed Reason. This is the explanation for the FIRM panels that are not printed. Only completed if the hardcopy panel is not printed by FEMA. For example, “No Special Flood Hazard Areas.” See the FIS Report Technical Reference for commonly used values.

Domain

Not Found

NW_LAT

From FEMA

Description

NW_LAT

Domain

Not Found

NW_LONG

From FEMA

Description

NW_LONG

Domain

Not Found

SE_LAT

From FEMA

Description

SE_LAT

Domain

Not Found

SE_LONG

From FEMA

Description

SE_LONG

Domain

Not Found

SOURCE_CIT

From FEMA

Description

Source Citation. Abbreviation used in the metadata file when describing the source information for the feature. The abbreviation must match a value in L_Source_Cit.

Domain

Not Found

x_scale

From FEMA

Description

Scale of map, in feet

Domain

Not Found

Shape

From Esri

Description

Feature geometry.

Domain

Coordinates defining the features.

Shape.STArea()

From SQL Server

Description

Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry.

Domain

Double

Shape.STLength()

From SQL Server

Description

Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance.

Domain

Double


Contact information

Maintained by DNRP - Water and Land Resources
Primary Harkeerat Kang

Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov


Terms of Use

Summary


A Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is an official flood map used in the National Flood Insurance.

Program.

Most FIRMs are divided into FIRM panels.

Description


FEMA FIRM panels for King County


Contact information

Maintained by DNRP - Water and Land Resources
Primary Harkeerat Kang

Harkeerat.Kang@kingcounty.gov


Terms of use and copyright


Change history

5/15/2020

Based on data received from FEMA May 2020