On March 3, FEMA released a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Genesee County for the public to see and comment on. The new map gives updated information about the community's flood risk.

Under FEMA’s current rating system, some policyholders will find their flood insurance rates going up 18% annually for several years. To reduce your flood insurance cost, consider raising your ...

â So, what happens when those Flood Insurance Rate Maps are so antiquated that they do not provide crucial, accurate information identifying where flood zones are throughout the country?

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

Failure to adopt the Rate Maps would suspend the city from the National Flood Insurance Program, making access to insurance more difficult for Ithaca property owners, according to Lisa Nicholas.