Even a small amount of water inside a home can cause costly damage. Here’s how to assess your flood risk and what to do if ...

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...

If you think FEMA has mapped into a high-risk flood area by mistake, please let us know by filling out the form below. Thanks for your interest; this project has been archived and we are no longer ...

The deadly Texas floods have raised questions about U.S. flood maps and their ability to ensure communities can prepare for ...

Heavy rain events are becoming more common across the country and flooding is not only the deadliest weather phenomenon, it also causes billions of dollars in damage every year. Flooding can cause ...

In 2012, FEMA began updating its outdated paper inventory of maps with new digital ones. Millions of homes ended up in newly drawn high-risk flood zones, including houses built on high ground and ...

The most common reference for flood risk are the flood insurance rate maps, also known as 100-year floodplain maps, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, produces.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delayed decisions on flood zone determinations — in some cases by two years or more — and currently has more than 240 mapping projects on hold ...

FEMA issues new flood maps, requiring about 150 homeowners to have flood insurance by: Erica Brecher. Posted: Jul 25, 2019 / 11:10 PM EDT. Updated: Jul 25, 2019 / 11:10 PM EDT.

The map and the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report are the basis for each community’s floodplain management. The Santa Barbara County Flood Control District will host an open house on flood risk and ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for parts of Santa Barbara County, providing updated information about the community's flood risk.

To learn more or to access the flood map, visit the county’s FEMA Remapping webpage, and the interactive map . For more, call the Flood Control District, 805-568-3440, or email fccontact ...