Areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida are in the projected path of Tropical Storm Idalia. As the risk of flooding approaches, FEMA and its National Flood Insurance Program are standing by to assist you and your community.
Below are a number of resources available for your use.
Quick Resources
- How to Start Filing Your Claim
- How to Document Damage
- NFIP Claims Handbook English | Spanish
- Social Media Messaging for Flood Disasters English | Spanish
General Information on the NFIP
- Website: FloodSmart for Consumers
- Website: FloodSmart for Agents
- Website: Answers to Questions About the NFIP | FloodSmart
Preparing for a Storm
- Website: What to Do Before a Flood
- Website: Information on Reducing/Avoiding Flood Damage
- Fact Sheet: Flood Loss Avoidance English| Spanish
- Video: Flood Loss AvoidanceEnglish | Spanish
- Flyer: Hurricane Season Coverage
- Brochure: Flood Insurance for Renters English | Spanish
- Social Media Toolkit: General Flood Safety
- Video: How to Secure Documents in Preparation for a FloodEnglish | Spanish
- Resource Library: NFIP Marketing Resource Library (hundreds of assets including social media posts, videos, fact sheets, templated letters to potential customers and other products to communicate the value of flood insurance)
Filing Your Claim
- Website: How to Start Filing Your Claim
- Fact Sheet: How to File a Flood Insurance Claim English| Spanish
- Fact Sheet: Starting Your Recovery: FEMA’s Flood Insurance Claims Process English| Spanish
- Fact Sheet: Wind Damage Versus Floodwater Damage English | Spanish
- Graphic: Who’s Knocking at Your Door English| Spanish
- Graphic: Basement Flooding: What’s Covered? English | Spanish
Recovering from a Flood
- Website: How to Document Damage and Start Clean-Up
- Video: How to Document Damage
- Handbook: Federal Disaster Assistance: Meeting the Flood Insurance Requirement English | Spanish
- Handbook: NFIP Claims Handbook English | Spanish
- Guide: Rebuilding Safer & Stronger After a Flood English | Spanish
- Fact Sheet: Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms
- Website: Reducing Future Flood Damage