Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – Santa Barbara County residents are encouraged to attend the open house event to discuss local flood ...

You may find lower rates and higher coverage limits through ... whether your house is considered at high risk of flooding. A map of California's flood zones shows whether you need flood insurance to ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for parts of Santa Barbara County, providing updated information ...

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 Parish on Thursday ...

The San Marcos City Council approved six to one with one absent, on the first of two readings, the amendment of the Flood Damage Prevention portion of the San Marcos City Code by adopting a ...

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 ...

California homeowners don’t seem to think much about flood risks with few insured against watery storm damage. My trusty spreadsheet examined flood insurance coverage stats compiled by ...

Ithaca’s Common Council will vote to adopt new FEMA flood maps and update floodplain management regulations at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, April 16, at Ithaca City Hall. The proposed law, adopting ...