Flood Protection

The Village of Estero is excited to announce our partnership with Forerunner, Forerunner’s platform gives our residents access to the latest details on flood risk for their property and makes it easier for our community to access relevant data and important documents, like Elevation Certificates (ECs.)

We now have a public website for community members to access the flood risk data for individual properties. This site makes it easy for homeowners, contractors, insurance agents, realtors, and more to learn about the flood-related risk for a property and the potential building and insurance compliance requirements associated with it. Check it out at https://esterofl.withforerunner.com. Feel free to send us a message through the Get Help Page and let us know what you need. We’ll look and get back to you as soon as possible!

You can use Forerunner to:

Each property in the state has a public profile that can be used by homeowners, contractors, insurance agents, realtors, and others to review the property’s available flood data. Search for a property on the homepage by address to find its flood zone, Base Flood Elevation (BFE), Design Flood Elevation (DFE), important flood compliance-related warnings, and more.

Need an Elevation Certificate for a permit or for insurance purposes? If there are documents on file for your property, you’ll be able to find it in the searchable Elevation Certificate page, or on the property’s unique public profile – saving you the cost of getting a new one.

If you’re hoping to make improvements to a property, you could be unknowingly nearing the property’s substantial improvement threshold. Review a property’s previous improvements or damages to understand possible limitations to your plans.

Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Forerunner’s Get Help Page will allow you to contact your local floodplain management team directly with any questions you may have. Simply enter your information, include the address of the property you need help on, and share more information with us in the comments. You’ll receive a response as soon as possible.

Flood Protection Resources

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Additional Resources

Additional Flood Information

Below you will find links to copies of FEMA publications on flood protection. These documents are also available at Lee County Public Library.