Hurricane Helene

If you have flood insurance from FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program and experienced flooding during Hurricane Helene, visit How Do I Start My Claim to learn more about how to file your flood insurance claim. Further details on FEMA operations can be found on the following links: https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-helene Spanish: https://www.fema.gov/es/helene 

Flood After Fire: Your Increased Risk in Hawaii

Did you know that wildfires increase flood risk? Large-scale wildfires not only destroy vegetation, they also leave the ground burned and unable to absorb water. This puts Hawaii residents living in and near burn scars at greater flooding risk until vegetation is restored, which can take up to five years.

Your homeowners insurance typically will not cover this increased risk of flood damage. Protect the life you’ve built with flood insurance. There are also free or low-cost ways to protect your home and belongings from floods like storing important documents, elevating and anchoring utilities and clearing out debris from gutters.

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5 Years Flood risk remains significantly higher until vegetation is restored—up to five years after a wildfire.
½ Inch According to the National Weather Service, it only takes a ½ inch per hour of rainfall on a recently burned slope to trigger a debris flow.
7.5 million According to NOAA.gov, in 2022 alone, 66,255 fires burned more than 7.5 million acres across the country.
#1 Floods are the number one natural disaster in the United States, and your risk is elevated in the years following a wildfire.

Useful Resources

  • What’s my area’s historical risk?

    Understand the historical flood risk to your area with our interactive model.

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  • What’s the Cost?

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Resilience Stories

Following devastating mudflows, community members of Montecito and Ventura, California were essential to the region’s recovery. Learn how flood insurance plays a vital role in flood preparation.

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