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The city of Mitchell has hired an engineering service to challenge the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) floodplain map along Firesteel Creek. The Mitchell City Council in June approved an ...
Despite living in high-risk flood zones, less than 25% of homeowners in Harris County carry flood insurance, leaving many ...
BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Members of FEMA and the Suwannee River Water Management District are seeking feedback on proposed ...
Roughly 180 Richmond homes and businesses will soon be in a high-risk flood zone, according to new FEMA flood maps for the ...
FEMA released preliminary versions of the updated maps in the fall and locked in official versions in December to supersede a flood map that was last updated in 2008.
New flood maps are available for Collier County homeowners. Some properties will be moved into "high-risk" flood zones. Check if your home's status has changed at msc.fema.gov.
FEMA’s maps break down flood zones into several categories, but the ones homebuyers most commonly encounter are AE and X. Zone AE is commonly known as the 100-year floodplain, meaning there is a ...
FEMA may help pay for costs insurance doesn’t cover up to a maximum award amount. In 2025, the maximum amounts are $43,600 for "housing assistance" and $43,600 for "other needs," according to FEMA.
In Kerr County, which has been the most impacted, at least 43 people are dead and 27 children remain missing tonight after ...
On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...
National studies have found fewer homeowners have been enrolling in insurance due to rising costs. Data from the Federal ...
Richmond City Council adopted the final Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) at a meeting on June 2. The maps, which were initially introduced in 2023 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...