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How Forerunner Leverages AI to Make Hazard Management More Efficient

Lessons from Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Strengthening Storm Preparedness and Disaster Response

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Recent resources

February 18, 2021

Changes to Flood Insurance in 2021: What's New for Premiums

Rate changes offer an opportunity to reassess coverage and premiums. Learn about what's new in 2021 and how to lower your flood risk.

January 18, 2021

CRS Addendum 2021: A Summary of Changes & Additions

The 2021 Community Rating System Addendum went into effect on January 1st. Learn about how it will affect your CRS program and create new opportunities for credits.

January 11, 2021

Webinar: Designing Ordinances & Plans for SI/SD with Scott Van Hoff

Scott Van Hoff of FEMA Region X joins us for a discussion about Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage ordinances. Watch this webinar to hear him tackle common SI/SD pitfalls and chat about best practices!

December 23, 2020

Meet the Team: Welcome Sam Lopes!

Sam Lopes joins us as a Senior Software Engineer. Learn about what he's excited to work on and what he's up to!

November 10, 2020

Webinar: Cumulative SI/SD with Tom Leatherbee

Tom Leatherbee shares a presentation exploring the potential of Cumulative Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage regulations to encourage adaptation and lower flood risk.

November 3, 2020

Community Conversations: Autonomous Adaptation with Brianna Castro

Brianna chats with us about her sociological research, which examines individual and household climate adaptation decisions and how they relate to a diversity of institutional contexts.

March 11, 2025

Hernando County, FL

How Hernando County Transformed Damage Assessments with Forerunner

February 7, 2025

Walton County, FL

Learn how Walton County simplifies workflows, reduces administrative burden, and empowers their residents with Forerunner.

February 6, 2025

Santa Rosa County, FL

Discover how Santa Rosa County uses Forerunner to accelerate disaster response and recovery—when every second matters.

February 6, 2025

Bellaire, TX

Bellaire partnered with Forerunner to digitize and streamline the large volume of work required to recover from a CRS retrograde.

January 30, 2025

Wilson County, TN

Seeking solutions to simplify compliance and alleviate insurance costs for residents, Wilson County discovered Forerunner.

January 13, 2025

Calvert County, MD

“Forerunner takes some of the burden off of us. We’re a small community and it saves us a lot of work and time. It makes our life easier.”

October 7, 2024

Lincoln Park, NJ

"Forerunner was revolutionary for this office."

October 3, 2024

Key West, FL

"Before, we were just using a spreadsheet to track SI/SD. Now, I can input SI/SD data into Forerunner as I review permits. It makes tracking so much easier - and the information is accessible to the public."

June 24, 2024

Georgetown County, SC

“Forerunner is very user friendly. You can export to a spreadsheet daily if you need it for your EM director. It automatically shows what has been assessed and what needs to be done. It’s easy to keep everyone aware of things as they are happening."

May 7, 2024

Keansburg, New Jersey

"I was informed by our ISO specialist that no corrections needed to be made to any of the ECs we submitted for our CRS recertification.”

December 18, 2023

Cedar Rapids, IA

“Being able to digitize our ECs from a record preservation standpoint is important, and that secondary check on the errors provides fantastic coverage."

July 20, 2023

Jefferson Parish, LA

"I leverage Forerunner's public-facing features at least 5 times a day in conversations with residents."

June 19, 2023

Covington, LA

"Sharing the public website reduces call volume to our offices. They picked it up quickly and really like it."

June 19, 2023

Hialeah, FL

“Prior to Forerunner, our CRS files were scattered in piles on our desks. With Forerunner, I can gather all the files and information we need efficiently. This saves us a significant amount of time.”

February 19, 2023

Bay Head, New Jersey

"When I first came to Bay Head...the records were all over the place, there wasn't a central location...As soon as I saw Forerunner, it immediately got to my attention that this may be a solution for us to draw all this information together."

February 19, 2023

Lower Township, New Jersey

"Forerunner integrates our maps into a user-friendly interface, allowing our officials to locate Special Flood Hazard Area data to better assist our homeowners . It populates addresses better than any other program we have."

February 19, 2023

Ocean City & Sea Isle City, New Jersey

"Forerunner contributes to Sea Isle City and Ocean City's top-rated CRS programs by making several elements simple."

February 19, 2023

City of Cape May, New Jersey

"Forerunner is the go-to place. In the past, a lot of our floodplain information was dispersed all over the office. Forerunner has really brought our floodplain management office into the 21st century and into the digital age."

February 19, 2023

Long Branch, New Jersey

“We need all of our properties, whether new or substantially improved, to be in compliance with NFIP standards. It's much more streamlined now. I don't have to go to different Excel spreadsheets, everything is all right there!"

February 19, 2023

Port Arthur, Texas

"Being able to provide thorough information takes away the guessing, and this helps staff concentrate on other things immediately following a disaster."

February 19, 2023

Brick, NJ

“I can't tell you how awesome the Public Property Profile feature is. Residents can manipulate the data to get an understanding of the differences between FIRMs. Every time someone calls now, I send them a Public Profile.”

February 19, 2023

Harris County, TX

"Forerunner has simplified the way we retrieve Elevation Certificates for a CRS visit, and it really cut down the reporting time."