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Agency National Flood Insurance Program
Acronym NFIP
Hierarchy Federal Emergency Management Agency. Federal Insurance Administration.
Docs Fact Sheets
URL http://www.fema.gov/nfip/
Notes The NFIP makes Federally-backed flood insurance available in communities that agree to adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. National Flood Insurance is available in more than 19,000 communities across the United States and it's territories.
Subjects INSURANCE NATURAL DISASTERS WEATHER