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Cedar Rapids Flood Insurance Holders Benefit from FEMA Ranking
Almost none of us were prepared for scenes like the one above almost 13 years ago.
Many Cedar Rapids home and business owners didn t know exactly how important flood insurance would be until over 10 square city miles flooded in 2008. A lot more of those who now choose to look into it recently got what seems to be good news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, a new ranking system from FEMA is said to be rewarding Cedar Rapids property owners for the city s efforts at flood mitigation in the wake of the historic 2008 disaster.