Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – Santa Barbara County residents are encouraged to attend the open house event to discuss local flood ...

Santa Barbara County residents are being advised to attend an open house event to discuss local flood risk and updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by FEMA. The meeting will be 5:30-7 ...

When Camp Mystic wanted to build in Central Texas areas considered high risk on Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance maps, it did what many property owners do: It hired engineers to ...

Some longtime residents question the accuracy of FEMA's flood risk designations as city prepares to approve updated map showing expanded hazard areas RICHMOND, Va. — If you own a home or business in ...

Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, and it doesn't take a major storm to create major problems. Now, a free tool makes it easier than ever to check whether ...

Agency: "Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security." SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood ...

In a Jan. 8 press release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency— FEMA— shared they have delivered preliminary updated flood maps for Tehama County and Red Bluff. They state updated information was ...

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Several San Marcos homeowners said they were blindsided after learning they were required to purchase flood insurance following a FEMA update to flood insurance rate maps, ...

Santa Barbara County residents who found themselves in the new flood zones can now challenge their inclusion as the Federal Emergency Management Agency opens its appeal period. FEMA announced the ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the ...