CHICAGO – With the threat starting midweek of heavy snowfall and cold temperatures across much of the upper Midwest, FEMA’s Region 5 office in Chicago encourages everyone to prepare now.
News, Media & Events: Wisconsin
Events
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Important Date
May 5, 2025
May 20, 2025
May 5, 2025
- May 20, 2025
Important Date
FEMA is soliciting written comments from those agencies, organizations, and individuals regarding the Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for various flood control activities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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
FEMA and Douglas County officials invite residents to join the Open House in Superior on Thursday, January 23 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM to learn about flood risk and flood insurance after the release of preliminary flood maps.
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CHICAGO – Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA will award $70,000 of an overall $1.2M grant to Eau Claire County, Wisc., for the construction of a saferoom in the Hillcrest Estates mobile home park neighborhood. This is the first of three increments of a $1.2 million grant to build a safe space for residents in and around the mobile home park.
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PDFs & Multimedia
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Wisconsin — Risk Rating 2.0 — State Profile 2025
Wisconsin — Risk Rating 2.0 — New Methodology vs Old Methodology Narrative 2025
Wisconsin — Risk Rating 2.0 — ZIP Code Breakdown 2025
Revised Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Flood Control Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, March 2025
Wisconsin — Risk Rating 2.0 — County Breakdown 2025
Wisconsin; Lack of Snow - Denial
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for the State of Wisconsin's Denial on February 12, 2025, as a result of lack of snow beginning on December 20, 2024, and continuing.
List of Interested Parties for the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Storm, Sanitary, and Combined Sewer System Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, February 2025
Notice of Intent to Prepare the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Storm, Sanitary, and Combined Sewer System Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, February 2025
Summary of Proposed Actions Within the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Storm, Sanitary, and Combined Sewer System Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, February 2025
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Levee Flood Mitigation Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, January 2025