The Decatur County Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) have recently been updated. These maps assess areas in Decatur County at ...

A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.

Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in the cities of ...

SUPERIOR — Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Douglas County are holding an open house Thursday about the release of preliminary new flood maps. The open house is 4-7 p.m. at ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Too many homeowners think they don’t need flood insurance. Only about 27% of homeowners have it, according to the National ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

Private flood insurance is an alternative to the government-backed National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). A private flood insurance policy can be a better deal than an NFIP policy because it can ...

Flood insurance is a tenet of life in water-burdened Louisiana. But skyrocketing costs of National Flood Insurance Program ...

Property owners had a chance to preview newly drawn maps that highlight where the risk of flooding is most likely to occur in Douglas County. The maps take into account changes in soil erosion, land ...