Hardcopy map panels for the Flood Insurance Rate Map(FIRM) published by theFederal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) within Stark County, Ohio. These FIRM panels are part of theNational Flood Hazard Layer(NFHL). Each panel record corresponds to an individual hardcopy map. These panels serve as an index to obtain flood hazard information for a specific location.The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insuranceactivities for theNational Flood Insurance Program(NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which requires the purchase of flood insurance by the owners of properties within areas identified as having flood hazards. This layer was downloaded fromhttps://msc.fema.gov/portal/advanceSearchin September, 2021. It was last updated and published on September14, 2018.
The data in this layer is made publicly available by the United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Stark County has not modified any of the boundaries or attribute data. This layer depicting flood hazard features only in Stark County is provided for user convenience. Public information data furnished by Stark County must be accepted and used by the recipient with the understanding that Stark County makes no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of this data. This product may not be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes and its boundaries are for reference only. Furthermore, Stark County assumes no liability, whatsoever, associated with the use or misuse of such data.
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