FEMA's flood insurance program to borrow billions to pay 2024 post-Hurricane claims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says its National Flood Insurance Program was forced to borrow $2 billion to help pay ...
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FEMA’s 50% elevation rule forces tough choices in flood-prone communities
FEMA's 50% rule on elevation is designed to stop the cycle of flood damage but is leading to opposite outcomes in two ...
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public ...
FEMA flood program borrows $2 billion after losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton
After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
What is a '100 year flood?' Your chances of seeing one might be higher than you think
Flooding is Kentucky's most frequent and costly natural disaster. Sometimes you'll hear the phrase "100-year flood." But what ...
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Will DOGE affect the FEMA response in WV?
The senator adds that she was dismayed at the response of a Biden ran FEMA to Hurricane Helene, citing Obama’s 2016 FEMA ...
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Building codes and FEMA
For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction standards that help houses survive hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes. Now, ...
Flood Program Borrows $2B After Storm Claims
FEMA is borrowing funds to cover flood insurance claims after Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused widespread damage, ...
Flood advisory for Dauphin County until 3 a.m. Sunday
On Saturday at 9:39 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until Sunday at 3:30 a.m. for Dauphin ...
FEMA borrows $2 billion to pay flood insurance claims made after Hurricanes Helene, Milton
FEMA said the two hurricanes as of Feb. 6 had led to more than 78,000 claims, with estimated losses possibly topping $10 billion.