Forerunner Technologies Inc

“I always get calls from people asking for their Elevation Certificates - now we can skip that step. They can go into Forerunner and download it themselves,”

“Prior to Forerunner, our CRS files were scattered in piles on our desks. With Forerunner, I can gather all the files and information we need efficiently. Whenever we approve a permit, we immediately enter the information in. This saves us a significant amount of time,”

“Oh, I'm a 10. Like I said, it's been a blessing for us –I can't say that enough. The system's very simple to get used to and it only takes a little bit of training to get familiar with it!”

“The CRS flood insurance discount is very important to our county. For the last CRS visit we had, before Forerunner, it took us three tries to pass the minimum threshold of Elevation Certificate accuracy. This time we passed on the first try! It was almost like cheating on a test, the software has been a blessing.”

“The new EC Error Detection feature has been a huge success with our team. Until Forerunner, our workflow had been the same for a long time – we have a human being reviewing the Elevation Certificates and, of course, people can make mistakes. Uploading them into Forerunner to do an issue check acts as kind of a backup plan checker for us to catch errors before they're officially part of the county records.”

“Forerunner was a big help this last recertification. The program has really simplified the way we retrieve elevation certificates for the CRS visit and it really cut down the reporting time. It previously took many, many hours to consolidate all of the Elevation Certificates – now it's very simple to just grab the list and documents to submit.”

“Forerunner is very user friendly. You can export to a spreadsheet daily if you need it for your EM director, and it automatically shows what has been assessed and what needs to be done. It’s easy to keep everyone aware of things as they are happening,”

““We want to raise greater awareness for what floodplains are and why they matter,” Danica said. “A lot of people know they live near a river, but they don’t understand the hazards or how they can protect themselves. Forerunner gives us a way to make that information accessible.””

““Forerunner is an irreplaceable software for us,” Danica reflected. “A lot of software promises to streamline processes, but just adds extra steps. Forerunner actually works.””

““When a realtor or a prospective buyer comes in, we pull up Forerunner on a monitor at the front counter. We talk about flood hazards and what’s changing in the proposed maps. Realtors walk away with our CRS brochures, and it gives us a natural segue into explaining things like flood insurance and elevation.””

““Forerunner is much more user-friendly and understandable,” Danica said. “ We’ve used it in planning board meetings to toggle between existing floodplain maps and proposed ones. It’s been really helpful, especially as we talk about new development.””

““Forerunner has enhanced our efficiency and also enhanced my understanding and abilities to take on more activities in the CRS program,” said Danica. “With Forerunner, we’ve added more activities for our next review cycle with the goal of moving up a class.””

““It helps validate our work,” shared Danica. “If something looks off, Forerunner identifies it immediately, and we can send feedback to external contacts right from the platform.””

““With ECs, specifically, 80% of our time has been saved,” Danica explained. “Before, we were painstakingly going line-by-line reviewing documents. Now, it takes us maybe 20 minutes to review. It’s a huge time savings.””

““Before Forerunner, everything was disorganized and archaic,””

“Forerunner’s been worth every penny. The transition has been very enjoyable… and I know it’s going to streamline so much more as we move forward.”

“The deeper we get into Forerunner, the more we discover how much it can do for us. It continues to impress us and has become an asset to what we do every day,”

“When you can make someone more efficient by providing the right tools, it makes them happier and lessens the daily stress of the work.”

“Forerunner just makes everything easier. It helps show what work has been done, where it’s documented, and stores it all in one place.”

“You can go to Forerunner and look up everything you need.”

““They like being able to access each step on their own, without needing us to email them and go back and forth. And if they do call in, we can quickly access their grant and walk them through what they need to do””

““ We used to have to spend time calling and emailing different people to ask ‘Can you find this?’ ‘Did you send that?’ We don't need to do that anymore– everything is in Forerunner,””

““Once the Forerunner team walked us through it, it didn’t take long to get comfortable. Everything got noticeably faster and we became more efficient,””

“The logs are really helpful. It makes your annual recertification a little less cumbersome,”

“It saves a ton of time. The review of the ECs in Forerunner is now a very important part of our final reviews.”