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<br />Oates in the Listing of Communities that <br />appears on the FIRM Index (see "Key <br />Elements of the FIRM Index:' Item C), <br /> <br />30. Map Repository Address IN ewer Hold <br />FIRMs Only) <br />The official community repository in <br />which reference copies of the FIRM and <br />FIS report are stored and made available <br />for community residents and other <br />Interested parties to review. <br /> <br />31. Initial Identification Date INon. <br />countywide FIRMs Only) <br />The date on which the flood hazards <br />within the mapped community were first <br />identified (usually the date that the first <br />FHBM for the community became <br />effective), <br /> <br />32. FHBM Revisions Chronology (Non, <br />countywide FIRMs Only) <br />Lists the effective dates of revised <br />versions of the FHBM, if any, <br /> <br />33. Alpha'numeric Grid (Newer Hold <br />FIRMs Only) <br />Basis of coordinate system established <br />for the Flood Prone Street I ndex (see <br />"Key Elements of the FIRM Index:' Item <br />N). <br /> <br />USING THE FIRM TO <br />DETERMINE THE <br />ZONE DESIGNATION <br />AND BASE FLOOD <br />ELEVATION FOR A <br />SPECIFIC PROPERTY <br /> <br />The main purpose of the FIRM is to <br />provide the information needed by <br />insurance agents, lending institutions, <br />community officials, and private citizens <br />to determine- <br /> <br />. whether a specific property is within <br />the SFHA (or flood way, where shown), <br /> <br />. the flood insurance zone designation <br />that applies to the property, and <br /> <br />. the BFE at the property. <br /> <br />The following example illustrates a step, <br />by,step procedure by which map users <br />can establish the location of a property <br />on the FIRM and make the necessary <br />determinations. <br />