Over 4,000 buildings in Vermont have federal flood insurance policies, and some of those policies got a LOT more expensive on October 1st. We鈥檒l look into the federal flood insurance program: how it works鈥nd doesn鈥檛 work鈥n Vermont.
Monday on the program (11/4/13), we'll talk to Insurance Commissioner Susan Donegan and to (and Vermont's National Flood Insurance Coordinator) about the , which Congress passed in 2012 in an attempt to pull the National Flood Insurance Program out of an over $20 billion debt. We'll also find out what Vermonters can do to mitigate the rising cost of flood insurance.
Has your bill gone up? Post your comments or questions about flood insurance below, or email [email protected].
Also, we'll hear the second installment of Dorothy鈥檚 List, Vermont Edition鈥檚 monthly series for young readers. Each month we take a close look at one of the books nominated for Vermont鈥檚 own Dorothy Canfield Fisher children鈥檚 choice book award. This month we visit with seventh graders at Camel鈥檚 Hump Middle School, in Richmond. They鈥檙e reading Bomb: The Race to Build 鈥� and Steal 鈥� The World鈥檚 Most Dangerous Weapon.
RESOURCES:
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) can be printed here:
Digital Flood Insuracne Rate Maps (dFIRM) are available for Chittenden, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor Counties here:
For help with the maps, call a FEMA Map Specialist: 1-877-FEMA-MAP (1-877-336-2627)
General Flood Insurance Information: 1.800.427.4661
