• Click here to access the interactive on-line preliminary FEMA map for the Town of Falmouth.
• On the left side of the screen you will see three tabs:  ABOUT, LAYERS, FIND
• Click on LAYERS
• Tab down within LAYERS to the 27th box, Preliminary Flood Zones, click the box there.  You will know you've done this correctly if the map changes and shows the various colors, (zones) along the coast.
• Next click on the tab marked FIND.
• Three categories will appear under the FIND tab, OWNER, PARCEL ID, and ADDRESS.  I suggest typing in your last name, (please note this must be the last name that is registered with your property tax records).
• On the right side of the screen you will see + and - which will allow to zoom out or in.  Also if you go back to left hand side of the screen and look at LAYERS, Preliminary Flood Zones, the color code will appear and help you to ascertain which, if any, flood zones, your property is located in.  
• As suggested if it appears your property is in a flood zone you can either consult a certified land surveyor and order your elevation certificate OR print the property map and make an appointment at the Town of Falmouth's Building Department to discuss your property. 

A big THANK YOU to all our presenters:  from the Town of Falmouth, Bob Shea and Eladio Gore, Addie Drolette from Rockland Trust and Doug MacDonald from Murray MacDonald Insurance Services.  Last but not least thank you to Michael Borselli of Falmouth Engineering for answering audience questions, despite being part of the audience himself!

Addie Drolette, Senior Loan Office from Rockland Trust was kind enough to share the following documents with the community:

Biggert-Waters FACT SHEET 

National Flood Insurance Program

FEMA Fact Sheet 

Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Economically FRUITFUL 2014!