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Flood Safety

When it comes to safeguarding your home or business from flood damage, planning ahead is imperative. The Mile High Flood District has the experience, expertise, and top flood safety tips to help you do just that.

Protect Your Home and Property

Review these resources regarding different safety precautions during floods to learn about flooding and what you can do to avoid or mitigate damage.

Is your home or property in a floodplain? 

Mapped floodplains have a quantified risk of flood. Make sure your protected with our map of approximate floodplains.

Visit Our Floodplain Viewer Map

Renters Insurance Fact Sheet 

Are you a renter? Find out what you need to do to protect your belongings in the event of a flood.

Read About Flood Insurance for Renters

Insurance for Renters.pdf
Step by Step Flooding Information 

Find out what to do before, during, and after a flood by visiting the National Weather Service’s flood safety page.

More Flood Safety Tips

Flood Insurance — Who needs it? 

Do you need flood insurance? Why or why not? Find out on the FEMA floodsmart website.

Evaluate Your Flood Risk

Map Changes and Flood InsuranceFlood Insurance Questions.pdfFlood Insurance Basics.pdf
Property Insurance Fact Sheet 

Make sure you’re up-to-date on your flood risk and insurance needs by reading the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) from FEMA.

Learn about FIRMs

Important Forecasts and Flood Warnings

The Mile High Flood District works hard to ensure the safety of their citizens providing local governments with early notifications of heavy rain and flood threats in partnership with NOAA’s National Weather Service.

Local officials can then act on these notifications according to their respective emergency plans and warn people in affected high-risk areas when flooding is imminent.

Looking for more? 

Find an archive of forecast products and flood threat notifications from the Mile High Flood District’s Flash Flood Prediction Program (F2P2), which operates from April–September.

Learn More About F2P2

Flood Protection Handbooks 

Download a flood protection handbook for more information and assistance in personal flood safety management specific to your area.