For additional information about flood vents, you can also view the following links to FEMA:
- Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA)
- National Flood Insurance Program – FEMA’s microsite that includes technical bulletins, FAQs, office locations and other information.
- FEMA / National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) – download 44 CFR Section 59.1 of the NFIP Regulations which includes flood vent regulations.
- FEMA/NFIP Technical Bulletins – FEMA’s NFIP Technical Bulletins.
- Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures – FEMA/NFIP Technical Bulletin 1 / August 2008 that provides guidance on the NFIP regulations concerning the requirement for openings in below-Base Flood Elevation foundation walls and walls of enclosures for buildings located in Zones A, AE, A1-A30, AR, AO, and AH.
- FEMA Elevation Certificate – used to provide elevation information necessary to ensure compliance with community floodplain management ordinances, to determine the proper insurance premium rate, and to support a request for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F).
