The Bismarck City Commission reluctantly voted to approve updated flood risk maps, effectively ending the city's fight with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over flood insurance maps.

He urges FEMA to reconsider its plan to shift that portion of south Bismarck into the 100-year floodplain, or to delay implementation of the new map until the city can complete flood mitigation ...

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 2-- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release and letter: Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong called on the ...

The FEMA Flood Map Service Center offers an interactive map that allows anyone in the U.S. to enter their address and see if ...

May 1— North Dakota's congressional delegation is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to abandon or delay its implementation of a new flood insurance rate map for Bismarck. Kelly ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The 2011 flood is a reminder of how important it is to be prepared. Recent insurance mapping by the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows much of Bismarck and Burleigh ...

The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but ...