[LeArc] 2006 National flood safety awareness week.

[Duane Whittingham]

2006 National flood safety awareness week... today/S topic is flood
risk and flood insurance...

We at the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities are observing
the second annual National flood safety awareness week. It runs from
March 20-24... 2006.

Today/S topic is flood risk and flood insurance. Do you know that
flood losses are typically not covered in homeowners insurance
policies? Nearly everyone is at risk of experiencing damage from
flooding.

According to the federal emergency management agency
/fema/... everyone lives in a flood zone. It/S just a question of
whether you live in a low... moderate or high risk area. Flooding does
not just affect high risk areas however. Between 20 and 25 percent of
all flood insurance claims come from medium or low risk areas.

Floods move and can spread for miles. They can have strong currents
that... in a few moments... can sweep away everything that took a
lifetime to accumulate... leaving nothing but mud and debris behind.
Flood insurance is available... however... to help you insure your
property against flood losses.

In 1968... the U.S. Congress created the National flood insurance
program /nfip/. The nfip was created in response to the rising cost
of taxpayer funded disaster relief for flood victims and the
increasing amount of damage caused by floods. Anyone in a community
that participates in the nfip can Purchase coverage.


... For more information...

For more information on the nfip and flood insurance please visit the
fema flood smart web site at... http://www.Floodsmart.Gov/.

Our web site provides additional information about National flood
safety awareness week. Visit our web site at...
http://www.Crh.NOAA.Gov/dvn/


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Amateur Radio Operator
Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
Skywarn, ARES/RACES, EMA/ESDA
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