On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...

President Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season, according to a Reuters report. Trump ...

These maps are created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, and are used to determine flood insurance rates and to help communities plan for and respond to floods.

FEMA’s maps weren’t created to warn. FIRM’s shortfalls date to their creation in the 1960s, prompted by new laws passed to better protect and insure properties from flood.

A Washington Post analysis shows how Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene. Updated October 13, 2024 8 min ...

Many areas of western North Carolina affected by flooding had FEMA flood maps that were 12 to 15 years old, according to Anna ...

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Members of FEMA and the Suwannee River Water Management District are seeking feedback on proposed ...

The Mitchell City Council in June approved an agreement with HDR Engineering to review and update FEMA’s mapping of the Firesteel Creek floodplain model within and just west of Lake Mitchell. HDR will ...