FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Montgomery County, Maryland. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The 90-day appeal period began on Jan. 17, 2025.
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Preparedness Tips
A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.
Press Releases and Fact Sheets
As the holiday season approaches and winter takes hold, it’s important to be prepared for extreme cold and unpredictable weather. FEMA Region 3 is encouraging individuals and communities to embrace winter weather safety with the same care and attention they give to their seasonal celebrations.
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The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for communities around the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. The exercise will occur during the week of September 10, 2024, to assess the ability of the State of Maryland to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.
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Maryland — Risk Rating 2.0 — State Profile 2025
Maryland — Risk Rating 2.0 — New Methodology vs Old Methodology Narrative 2025
Maryland — Risk Rating 2.0 — ZIP Code Breakdown 2025
Maryland — Risk Rating 2.0 — County Breakdown 2025
Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 2/27/2024 for Motter Avenue Area Community Flood Mitigation Project, EMP-2020-FM-038-0001; LPDM-PJ-03-MD-2022-004, February 2024
Public Notice for Motter Avenue Area Community Flood Mitigation Project, EMP-2020-FM-038-0001; LPDM-PJ-03-MD-2022-004, December 2023
Draft Environmental Assessment for Motter Avenue Area Community Flood Mitigation Project, EMP-2020-FM-038-0001; LPDM-PJ-03-MD-2022-004, December 2023
U.S. Fire Administrator's Summit on Fire Prevention and Control 2023
On Oct. 10, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), convened the U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control. The event was held at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Key federal officials attending the summit included President Joe Biden (virtual), Homeland Security Advisor to the President Elizabeth Sherwood Randall (virtual), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, US Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore Merrell and Deputy Assistant to the President Caitlin Durkovich.
Suspension NFIP Notice 110223
Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 9/11/2023 for Point of Rocks Significant to High Hazard Dam Decommissioning and Stream Restoration, LPDM-PJ-03-MD-2022-002, September 2023