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
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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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
Finding of No Significant Impact and Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Stream Work in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, November 2024
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on October October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024: Colorado, Florida, and Wisconsin.
Letters of Final Determination: April 9, 2025
LFD Date: October 9, 2024
FIRM Effective Date: April 9, 2025
State: Wisconsin, Kansas
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Stream Work in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, August 2024
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on August 28, 2024
August 28, 2024: Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024: Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.