Appeals and comments can be submitted through June 17, 2025 for the cities of Hemphill and Pineland, as well as the ...

When the Federal Emergency Managment Agency's new floodplain maps went into effect last year, the total area expanded. That ...

Members of the Maui County Council’s Water and Infrastructure Committee have recommended full Council passage of a bill to ...

Land along the Congaree River untouched for over a century is now being considered for a “world-class” park, but the site is prone to floods and some worry the plans will damage the riverfront.

indicating how the proposed new or modified flood hazard information shown on the preliminary FIRMs is scientifically or technically incorrect, ” according to the city website explaining the Federal ...

Newsom issues order for undergrounding power lines in fire zones FEMA again pushes ... emphasize that the maps are intended to show hazard, not risk — like flood-zone maps that show the ...

The fire hazard severity zone maps are like flood zone maps ... Protection District is working around the clock to support emergency operations battling several fires in Los Angeles County ...

The National Flood Insurance Program allows homeowners, businesses and renters to buy government-backed flood insurance. The feds say for more forms of disaster assistance, you ha ...

The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation ...

What impact those hazards will have on the greater community can vary from minor to catastrophic with vulnerable communities ...

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 ...