Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that ...

Halifax council has got its first look at new rules proposed for the Sackville rivers floodplain that would control ...

CANTON—Federally-made maps that define flood zones in Canton do not cover some areas known to flood, town Code Enforcement ...

A hardiness zone is a geographic area with a similar average minimum temperature. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature, so people in those areas know which plants can ...

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 delay is partly due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updating flood plain maps, which will determine eligibility for federal rebuilding funds. “We’re not going to do that ...

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation has finalised the new zonal map for the city with 20 zones against the earlier 15, as announced by the Municipal Administration department on Friday. As per the ...

Homeowners who live in areas now deemed at very high hazard on the maps will have to comply with the “Zone 0” regulation expected to take effect at the start of next year, mandating a five ...