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Floods: Ready Gov
Preparation for a flood and what steps to take after the flood.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
Flood Safety Learn how to keep your family safe during a flood, and how to clean up a flooded home
Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods can result from rain, snow, coastal storms, storm surges, overflows of rivers, and dam failure. Floods can be dangerous. People die by drowning when they don’t evacuate before floodwaters come or when they enter floodwaters. Floods can damage buildings and roads, cause power outages, and create landslides.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
Home Upgrades to Further Protect Against Severe Thunderstorms
Severe thunderstorms cause billions of dollars in insured property damage each year. Homes built using strong construction methods can better withstand severe weather and reduce the damage, disruption, and displacement caused by severe weather.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
Home Builder's Guide to Construction in Wildfire Zones (FEMA P-737)
The Home Builder's Guide to Construction in Wildfire Zones (FEMA P-737) provides comprehensive technical guidance for building professionals on constructing resilient structures in wildfire-prone areas. It covers risk assessment, planning, site selection, defensible space creation, and structural hardening techniques to mitigate wildfire risks in the wildland-urban interface.
Technical GuidanceCommunity Officials
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking: FEMA Region 9
This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state and territory within FEMA Region 9. It includes an annual metric of the percentage of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking: FEMA Region 1
This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state and territory within FEMA Region 1. It includes an annual metric of the percent of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes.
Mitigation & PlanningPublic
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking: FEMA Region 2
This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state and territory within FEMA Region 2. It includes an annual metric of the percent of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes, highlighting the importance of building codes in enhancing public safety and property protection.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking: FEMA Region 8
This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state and territory within FEMA Region 8. It includes an annual metric of the percent of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes.
Emergency PreparednessPublic
2025 Building Code Adoption Tracking: FEMA Region 4
This fact sheet provides a high-level overview of the status of hazard-resistant building code adoption in each state and territory within FEMA Region 4. It includes an annual metric of the percentage of communities adopting hazard-resistant building codes.
Emergency PreparednessPublic