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FEMA-Announcement: New Version of FIRMette – Desktop Available

ByNews Editor

The Customer and Data Services team at Risk MAP is pleased to announce the launch of FIRMette – Desktop version 3.2.3, which is now available for download from the Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov.

The FIRMette – Desktop application provides greatly expanded functionality over the FIRMette – Web tool.

Key features include:
• A customized method for users to access FEMA-provided mapping images
• The ability to query the FEMA Letters of Map Change (LOMC) Database
• Tools to generate flood map images with various levels of focus and fidelity
• Offline functionality enables users to work with previously downloaded documents and data
This latest release addresses known issues and enhances application functionality.

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