CANTON—Federally-made maps that define flood zones in Canton do not cover some areas known to flood, town Code Enforcement ...
Revised flood maps set to take effect in July will save Quincy residents thousands of dollars on flood insurance. Are you ...
The National Flood Insurance Program allows homeowners, businesses and renters to buy government-backed flood insurance. The ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that new flood map designs are complete and available for public feedback during a 90-day preview ...
FEMA’s stance could endanger public safety and may be in violation of federal law, according to experts cited in the report. The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard says that when public buildings ...
About 2,100 properties were in FEMA’s flood zone in Buncombe County compared to 19,500 identified as “at risk” by First Street. Helene’s impact highlights the need for updated maps that ...
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely. By Christopher ...
When FEMA last revised its flood maps in 2017, it added 500 Quincy properties to the flood zone. Shea said many of these additions were inaccurate. "We knew the maps were incorrect," Shea said.