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December 11, 2024

Nearly Half of Floodplain Managers Say that Rising Insurance Rates Are A Focus

With rising flood insurance rates, floodplain management teams are focused on reducing costs for residents and encouraging more coverage. Forerunner's survey highlights how participating in the National Flood Insurance Program's CRS can unlock savings while overcoming data management challenges with streamlined software solutions.

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December 11, 2024

What Makes the Biggest Difference in Building More Resilient Communities? Floodplain Managers Weigh In

Discover the most effective floodplain management measures, based on insights from Forerunner's latest survey.

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December 11, 2024

One in Three Communities Are Unaware of Flood Risk, Survey Shows—But Lack of Staffing, Resources Are Main Obstacles

Floodplain managers face significant challenges in preparing communities for flooding, including limited resources, staffing shortages, and difficulty managing data. Despite these obstacles, priorities such as improving flood risk communication, lowering insurance costs, and modernizing operations remain crucial. Learn how Forerunner is helping communities enhance flood resilience through streamlined processes and better data management.

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Blog

November 21, 2024

How CAVs Work for States: Streamlining Compliance and Floodplain Management

Community Assistance Visits (CAVs) play a crucial role in ensuring that communities remain compliant with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). These visits allow FEMA and state floodplain management (FPM) teams to assess and support communities in meeting their floodplain management obligations. This blog explores how CAVs work, who is responsible, and how the process is evolving.

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Product Updates

November 19, 2024

Milestone Inspections Feature

Our new Milestone Inspections feature streamlines workflows for building departments to meet these new requirements. It simplifies identifying eligible condominium buildings for milestone inspections and tracking their completion.

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Product Updates

November 19, 2024

View Table Data on your Forerunner Map

The new "View on Map" button allows users to easily switch from table to map view to uncover trends, track assets, and make data-driven decisions at a glance.

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Case Study

March 11, 2025

Hernando County, FL

How Hernando County Transformed Damage Assessments with Forerunner

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Case Study

February 7, 2025

Walton County, FL

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

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Case Study

February 6, 2025

Santa Rosa County, FL

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

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Case Study

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.

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Case Study

January 30, 2025

Wilson County, TN

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

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Case Study

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.”

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Case Study

October 7, 2024

Lincoln Park, NJ

"Forerunner was revolutionary for this office."

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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.”

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

July 20, 2023

Jefferson Parish, LA

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

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Case Study

June 19, 2023

Covington, LA

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

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Case Study

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.”

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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!"

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Case Study

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."

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Case Study

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.”

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Case Study

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."

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