Unincorporated Sonoma County saw its “very high” hazard ... whereas before Cal Fire only mapped for “very high” hazard. Like flood zone maps, the assessments don’t account for mitigation ...

Fire officials emphasize that the maps are intended to show hazard, not risk — like flood ... Zone 0 regulation will come at varying costs, said Seth Schalet, CEO of the non-profit Santa Clara ...

State law requires homeowners to clear at least 100 feet of defensible space around homes in very high hazard zones, unless local ordinances require more. The Contra Costa County city with the ...

State law requires homeowners to clear at least 100 feet of defensible space around homes in very high hazard zones, unless local ordinances require more. The Contra Costa County city with the ...

Fire officials emphasize that the maps are intended to show hazard, not risk — like flood ... Zone 0 regulation will come at varying costs, said Seth Schalet, CEO of the non-profit Santa Clara ...

The Shawsheen River, a lifeline threading through Andover, North Andover, and Lawrence, has nourished our Merrimack Valley for generations. Today, it’s drowning us—not with water, but with runaway flo ...

Fire hazard severity zones are shown in Contra Costa County, Calif ... The fire marshal’s office said the maps evaluate “hazard,” not “risk.” “They are like flood zone maps, where lands are described ...

Alachua County officials have announced further ways for Spanish speaking residents to get disaster information.

Revised flood maps set to take effect in July will save Quincy residents thousands of dollars on flood insurance. Are you ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Property owners will have a chance to appeal the federal government’s new Flood Insurance Rate ...

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

The new map will remove some 300 individual houses across eight Quincy neighborhoods from the flood zone, Department of Public Works Commissioner Al Grazioso and consultant Joe Shea said during ...