Flood Hazard Determination

On April 6, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued new or revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for Gilpin County.

Follow these steps to access the FIS Report and FIRM Panels:

1. Visit the MSC homepage at msc.fema.gov.
2. On the left-hand side of the page, select MSC Search All Products.
3. Under Jurisdiction select your State, County, and Community from the drop-down menus.
4. Click Search.
5. Click on Effective Products to digitally access downloadable files.
6. Under Effective Products, you have the option to download all effective FIRMS and FIS Reports for your community by selecting the DL All option next to each product type, for example, FIRM Panels.
7. Sometimes small portions of the FIS are revised by Letters of Map Revisions (LOMR). When using the FIS report, you should also check LOMR documents listed in the LOMC section for revisions that affect your specific area of interest.

Questions? Contact the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) at 1-877-336-2627 or email FEMAMapSpecialist@fiskmapcds.com.