A recent suggestion from President Donald J. Trump that the Federal Emergency Management Agency be eliminated is not getting a good reception in some places.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently borrowed $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to pay eligible National ...

Each spring brings about the possibility of flooding in Iowa. Damage caused by flooding is often a standard exclusion in homeowner, renter, and property insurance policies. In most flood-prone areas, ...

"We were told early on by professionals who do flood response that an event of this level takes three to five years and ...

(RI photo) City officials in Spencer are hoping the State of Iowa ... flood damage to the city’s wastewater treatment system. Spencer City Administrator Kevin Robinson says the Federal Emergency ...

the average payout on a flood claim from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is $52,000, according to FEMA. A flood insurance policy covers your house and your belongings for flood-related ...

The city is building the levee both to accommodate FEMA and to relieve downtown property owners of the burden of flood insurance coverage. The levee was labeled a "money grab" on the part of the ...