In a rainy season, it's important to understand your flood risk. For insurance purposes, what is a flood? What proactive steps can be taken before ...

Those amendments consider the requirement of a 2-foot freeboard, known as the regulatory flood protection elevation, and the ...

Former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it ...

The insurance plan was made available after last year's devastating January floods. STORY: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/san-diegans-can-receive-discounted-flood ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones. The Federal Emergency ... base flood elevation of 1 foot or ...

The storms between Dec. 23, 2022, and Dec. 18, 2023, resulted in $952,514.38 in claims to the Federal Emergency Management ... Webster Road was damaged by a flash flood and three culverts were ...

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Your mortgage lender may require you to have flood insurance if you live in a place that has a high chance of flooding according to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). Flood insurance in ...

The report looked at flood risks in the southeast and central southwest U.S., using data from FEMA and the First Street Foundation. It found that FEMA's flood maps mainly focus on coastal areas ...

Remember: If it's flooded, forget it. For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500. For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. Current emergency information ...