New Orleans ranks as the worst U.S. city for flood risk. Learn why, what it means for homebuyers, and how to protect your new home with flood insurance and other options.

The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...

However, lawmakers say FEMA isn’t holding up its end of the bargain to re-evaluate the area’s flood rating and bring you some needed flood insurance relief. ”When we send this letter I am ...

And guess what? Flood terms have their own alphabet soup. Flood warnings, watches and advisories all come from the National Weather Service (NWS) with a specific coverage area and timespan.

Police cars, ambulances and fire engines will be charged to enter Bath’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) from next month. A four-year exemption for emergency service vehicles and those used by voluntary ...

Newton’s Zoning and Planning Committee passed new rules for defining floodplains to comply with FEMA requirements in its meeting on Monday.

FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin removing fire debris from private properties damaged or destroyed by recent wildfires, officials say.

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

But in 2021, the state Legislature ordered Cal Fire to expand the mapping to ... The severity zones are referenced in at least 50 different pieces of legislation, codes, grants and other state ...