Production and Technical Services (PTS)

Risk MAP combines Flood Hazard Mapping, Risk Assessment Tools, and Hazard Mitigation Planning into one program. This integrated program encourages beneficial partnerships and innovative uses of flood hazard and risk assessment data in order to build more resilient communities. While flooding is the primary focus of Risk MAP, FEMA actively encourages a Whole-Community approach, and is focused on enhancing the usability and value of natural hazard risk information, leading to an increase in the public's awareness of risk, and communities taking mitigative actions to reduce the risk to life and property, increasing resilience so they may withstand, adapt, and recover from disasters. In addition, FEMA operates HMTAP under the authorities of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, PL 93-299 and the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. Assistance is provided to aid headquarters, its regional counterparts, and field offices to meet post-disaster mitigation responsibilities. FEMA also operates TARC to bring together engineers, architects, design professionals, natural hazard experts and the building science community to conduct studies and activities focused on flood, wind, hurricane, tornado and other hazard mitigation, building codes and standards, technical assessments, rapid post-disaster building performance studies and analysis to create nationally applicable FEMA publications, tools, training and education for use by emergency managers and the building community, across the nation.