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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.

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.

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.

Webinar Recap: Effective Flood Communication: Simple Strategies for Outreach that Works

Dr. Keri Stephens joined Forerunner to discuss strategies for effective flood risk communication. Explore research-supported insights and tools to enhance community preparedness and resilience.

Repetitive Loss Area Analysis – Why a Community Might Need One

Learn how a Repetitive Loss Area Analysis (RLAA) helps communities address repetitive flood damage by identifying flood-prone properties, assessing risks, and implementing targeted mitigation strategies. This guide covers the 5-step RLAA process and the benefits of developing an RLAA, including Community Rating System (CRS) credits for flood risk management.

New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management 2024 Leadership Award

Lincoln Park, NJ

“Forerunner is revolutionary to this office."

Key West, FL

"Forerunner is much more user-friendly than an online GIS [Geographic Information Systems] map or FEMA’s online maps."

Georgetown County, SC

"Forerunner is very user friendly. You can export to a spreadsheet daily if you need it for your EM director, and 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."

Keansburg, New Jersey

"One of my best Christmas presents was when 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"

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. We double check our ECs from the start to make sure we catch errors, and communicate that back to engineers, architects, and surveyors.”

Jefferson Parish, LA

“We can just export ECs to a spreadsheet, which removes so many extra little steps that previously held us back. It significantly speeds our process up, and also reduces errors in the review process. In our last EC review, we got a 98% after the first review!”

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. Whenever we approve a permit, we immediately enter the information in. This saves us a significant amount of time”

Covington, LA

“The review of the ECs in Forerunner is now a very important part of our final reviews, and the logs are really helpful. It makes your annual recertification a little less cumbersome - it saves a lot of time."

Harris County, TX

“Another big benefit of using Forerunner is informing disaster analysis after a storm passes through. We usually go into the community to take a look at the damage – we have to quickly assess if structures have been impacted. If the water didn’t get high enough in the storm we can grant a permit on the spot, so knowing if a house has an Elevation Certificate can save us time. We might not even need to go into a house or make an appointment with a homeowner for an inspection.”

Brick, NJ

“I can't tell you how awesome the Public Property Profile feature is. It looks so professional and residents can manipulate the data to get an understanding of the differences between FIRMs. Every time someone calls now, I say “Yeah, just give me your email. I’ll show you all of the information,” and send them a Public Profile.”

Port Arthur, Texas

Long Branch, New Jersey

“We need all of our properties, whether new or substantially improved to be in compliance with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards. I'm really enjoying Forerunner. It's saving me a lot of headaches because it's just much more streamlined. I don't have to go to different Excel spreadsheets, everything is all right there!"

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."

Ocean City & Sea Isle City, New Jersey

Lower Township, New Jersey

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."