New Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem addressed the needs of impacted Kentuckians and potential future cuts within ...

The new Flood Insurance Rate Map becomes effective in spring 2026, a date subject to change pending completion of the final review process. To view the preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map, people may ...

It’s a story told nearly every winter: rain combined with snowmelt have caused dangerous flooding across the state. West ...

Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr asked the Knox County commissioners for help conducting a flood study in areas outside the city ...

Essentially, it's an estimate, a statistical calculation that helps the government determine floodplain maps, marking the ...

FEMA personnel were directed to continue sending those payments. This week, four FEMA employees, including its chief financial officer, were fired and accused by the Department of Homeland ...

"This borrowing action follows payouts in 2024 from several large-scale and back-to-back flooding events," FEMA said in a news release this week. "While the NFIP's (National Flood Insurance ...

Nearly every U.S. county experienced a flood event over the past 20 years, according to FEMA. Standard home insurance doesn’t cover flood damage, but you can buy a flood insurance policy from ...

By Christopher Flavelle Christopher Flavelle has covered FEMA and flood regulations for almost a decade. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to stop enforcing rules designed to ...

Sections of the Sacramento River were flowing high Wednesday morning, placing parts of the Valley under a flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for portions of Woodland ...

To learn more or donate, tap or click here. FEMA offers up to $770 to help cover immediate needs during the evacuation, but its larger grants of up to $43,600 generally aren’t available until ...

FEMA, imperfect as it may be, has the manpower and expertise on things like mapping damages and contracting with hotels, she said. “For [Trump] to say that it would be better for the states to handle ...