Hurricane Sandy

Flood Maps Could Change for Mainland Communities

During a Friday conference call discussing the National Flood Insurance Program, talk shifted to FEMA's flood maps and the potential for change in New Jersey.

The impetus behind releasing its advisory flood maps soon after Hurricane Sandy was simply to aid in the state's disaster recovery, a Federal Emergency Management Agency risk analyst said Friday, noting that they still remain subject to change prior to their official adoption into the National Flood Insurance Program. Discussion about the NFIP as well as the Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps was made during a FEMA conference call late Friday morning and seemed to conflict with Gov. Chris Christie's hurried effort to see the maps adopted as New Jersey's new standard.  Doug Bellomo, director of FEMA's Risk Analysis Division, said the agency used the best available scientific data to develop the maps, and while he's confident that they're …

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JMS

2:27 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013

@ Just wondering.. I am really at a loss for words.. I have not heard any such thing; we are a monmouth county agent and like I said I have a client in Toms River who is proceeding with his ICC claim, he was told no such thing; maybe you can bypass you're agent and contact the flood insurance company directly??? just a thought; I don't know who you have; maybe I would be of some assistance, lmk..   more ›

Public Protests Potential Adoption of FEMA Flood Maps as Elevation Standard

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection holds public hearing in Long Branch

A huge crowd came to Long Branch City Hall on Thursday evening for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) public hearing, to protest the potential adoption of FEMA's advisory base flood elevation (ABFE) maps as the new elevation standard for the the state. The crowd was mostly comprised of many unhappy homeowners from around the state impacted by Hurricane Sandy in one way or another. "The thought of increasing flood insurance premiums into the tens of thousands of dollars is daunting," Toms River resident Margaret Quinn said. Quinn lives in the Silverton section of Toms River, and said her house was more than 50 percent damaged. She, like so many others, has been displaced by the hurricane, and is now faced with …

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Hurricane Sandy

New Jersey to Adopt FEMA's Flood Elevation Maps, Christie Says

At a press conference in Seaside Heights, Gov. Chris Christie said the new flood maps will help the Jersey Shore rebuild better and stronger.

New Jersey will adopt the Federal Emergency Management's (FEMA) Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps, clearing the way for residents and business owners along the Jersey Shore to rebuild better and stronger, Gov. Chris Christie announced during a press conference in Seaside Heights Thursday afternoon. The move comes as residents along the shore wait to find out not if they'll have to raise their homes following Hurricane Sandy, but just how high.  "If we wait, all we're doing is delaying New Jersey's recovery," Christie said, adding: "I think this is what we need to do to build a 21st century Jersey Shore." The advisory maps, or ABFE's, were released in December and recommend that residents in flood zones in 10 counties and 194 communities …

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foggyworld

2:45 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

And if the barrier islands are going to do the thorough job of installing dunes and maintaining them, it would only seem fair for those dunes to be shown on the fema maps. That way almost all elevations would go down to reasonable levels because on LBI in Brant Beach you can see a duned area and how well it worked versus a nearby area that didn't dune up and how miserable the area looks. …   more ›