Montana’s U.S. senators submitted a letter this week urging Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum to “identify a path forward ...

Driving along the Fisher River east of Libby offers a glimpse of what much of the Pacific Northwest looked like a century ago ...

The new maps, which update floodways, the 100-year floodplain and special flood hazard areas, will be available through the ...

Missoula County officials are preparing for the most significant floodplain changes in nearly 50 years, as updated maps are ...

While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community input, the maps still don't capture everything.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

Less than 5% of homes in the county's FEMA floodplain had flood coverage, well below the national average. Uptake was even worse in other areas that flooded.

Had Flathead County built a new jail six or seven years ago, it would have cost about $50 million. But Heino said construction costs have risen dramatically, and he expects that trend to continue.

In response to an appeal, FEMA in 2013 amended the county’s flood map to remove 15 of the camp’s buildings from the hazard area.

NO. 31380 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received additional information for the following Floodplain ...

At least 12 structures at Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River were fully within the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 2011 National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, and a few more were ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in ...