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

Vince Miller lives in Pottawattamie Park, adjacent to Michigan City, but he owns property in Porter Beach.“We weren’t sure what was going on with FEMA and the new flood plain maps but we ...

When FEMA first released preliminary maps for the Green River Valley in 2007 — well before the problems with the storm-damaged Howard Hanson Dam were identified — several billion dollars worth ...

Federal Flood Maps Are Outdated Because of Climate Change, FEMA Director Says The maps don’t take into account intense rainfall events, like those plaguing many parts of the country this summer ...

FEMA flood risk maps affect development decisions and insurance for individual properties. Griffin updated the Montecito Planning Commission on the process at last week’s meeting.. About 1,400 ...

FEMA wants to update Richmond’s Flood Insurance Rate ... and changes from the current maps can be found at the “Region 3 Changes Since Last FIRM Viewer” FEMA Region 3 Mitigation Mapping and ...

Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA ...

As of now, Harris County’s new maps are being scrutinized in FEMA’s extensive internal comment process, according to Larry Voice, senior engineer for risk analysis for FEMA Region 6.