FEMA and DCR to Host Informational Meeting for New Bedford Area Communities on FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps

The City of New Bedford and the Towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth and Fairhaven are encouraging residents and property owners to attend an informational session regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) on April 22nd from 4:00- 8:00PM at the Fort Taber Community Center.

FEMA and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will conduct a map review session for residents and property owners at the meeting. Representatives from the state Flood Hazard Management Program will also be in attendance. The informational session will be “open house” style and no appointments are required.

Residents and property owners may view the maps at: http://www.msc.fema.gov

Useful information is also available through the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Flood Hazard Management Program (FHMP), the State Coordinating Office for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/hazard-mitigation/floodplain-mgmt/

For more information, please contact Colleen Bailey, Flood Hazard Mapping Coordinator, MA DCR Flood Hazard Management Program at (617) 626-1446 or A.Colleen.Bailey@state.ma.us. For translation services, please contact the City of New Bedford Office of Community Services at (508) 961-3136.