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.