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Under water: How FEMA’s outdated flood maps incentivize property owners to take risks

About 75% of the nation’s flood insurance maps are outdated, leaving the door open for property owners to seek their own ...

Mom's 8-Year-Old Remains Missing Weeks After Camp Mystic Floods. 'My Daughter Was Stolen From Me'

Families of the victims killed at Camp Mystic during the Texas flood disaster spoke out at a hearing for a bill to improve ...
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FEMA authorizes funds to fight Flat fire

On August 22, Governor Tina Kotek determined that a threat to life, safety, and property existed due to the fire, and the ...

Parents who lost daughters at Camp Mystic: Their deaths were '100% preventable'

Parents who lost their daughters from flood waters at Camp Mystic said their deaths were “100% preventable” and asked the ...

FEMA’s Flood Maps Are Basically Lies

A researcher who studies flood-risk mapping says many politicians aren't interested in updating maps because it might trigger ...

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed ...

Texas lawmakers pass camp safety bills following flooding

Both the Texas House and Senate voted on and discussed bills that would implement new safety standards at youth camps.

Head of FEMA Search and Rescue resigns over agency's response to Texas floods: Sources

The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch, Ken Pagurek, has resigned due to frustration over the agency's response to the flooding in Central Texas, sources say.
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FEMA to provide funds to battle Oak Fire

FEMA announced it authorized the use of federal funds on Monday afternoon to aid firefighting costs for the Oak Fire in Archuleta County. The Oak Fire, which ...