What homeowners and renters need to know about rising flood insurance rates, FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 and how to protect your ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...

The proposed law, adopting FEMA’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps, would go into effect June 18, so long as the council sends it to the DEC by May 19. “This legislation would set the boundaries ...

With flash flood warnings spiking and concerns over severe weather increasing across Central Virginia, the City of Richmond ...

FEMA's updated maps have offered relief ... for some categories of homeowners whose rates are subsidized because their properties pre-date the flood insurance program. Others, including Kennedy ...

DENTON, Texas — FEMA released revised preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps, or FIRMs, for review by both residents and business owners in all communities and incorporated areas of Lafourche ...

Updates to Monroe County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are nearly complete. The new map will provide Monroe County with up-to-date flood risk information and tools that can be used to enhance ...

Under the interlocal agreement, rather than FEMA approving the submittals, SARA will, resulting in a reduced timeline for ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Property owners will have a chance to appeal the federal government’s new Flood Insurance Rate Maps on Oahu. Over the past five years, FEMA has studied flood risks ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency released new flood insurance rate maps on Thursday after a five year re-examination of Oahu’s flood hazards, including multiple ...

DIXON COUNTY, Neb.-- Dixon County property owners have 90 days to provide additional information before an update to the county's Flood Insurance Rate Map is completed. The new map will provide ...

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.