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October 23, 2024

Substantial Damage Estimates: Accelerating Disaster Recovery

Learn how Forerunner's new Substantial Damage Estimate (SDE) feature streamlines disaster recovery by simplifying Substantial Damage determinations with property-level data and real-time collaboration tools.

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Webinars

October 18, 2024

Recap: Floodplain Management Resources for Disadvantaged Communities in New York State

Learn how New York is addressing flood risks in disadvantaged communities with resources to promote equitable floodplain management.

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Blog

September 26, 2024

FEMA's Community Rating System: Resident Education, Outreach, and Best Practices for Effective Communication

Learn how communities can improve their flood resilience and reduce insurance premiums through FEMA's Community Rating System (CRS) by implementing effective resident education, outreach, and communication strategies.

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Webinars

September 24, 2024

Recap: Floodplain Management Challenges in Arid Rural Idaho

Discover how counties are digitizing flood maps, navigating leadership transitions, and implementing strategies to enhance floodplain resilience.

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Blog

April 4, 2024

Recent FEMA CRS Retrogrades in Florida and How Forerunner Can Help

Last week, FEMA Region 4 retrograded five Florida communities out of the Community Rating System (CRS) for not properly enforcing and tracking SI/SD properties after Hurricane Ian. With the retrograde, property owners in the region will be losing tens of millions of dollars in discounts until their communities are allowed to regain their CRS classes. 

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Product Updates

August 7, 2024

Share Elevation Certificates (ECs)

Enhance collaboration and streamline communication with surveyors, developers, and property owners using Forerunner's new Share Elevation Certificates feature. Effortlessly share Elevation Certificates with all relevant stakeholders, highlight any issues, and ensure seamless communication.

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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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