FEMA Flood Risk Index Based On Property Values, Not Geography. Sorry, Eastern Kentucky . . . .

[Jerry2144]

3. Risk, in federal regulations, is defined as probability times consequences

And depending upon the federal agency, consequences can be defined by money or by hram to people (chemical, radiation, etc).

That region does not have much property value so consequences are low from a federal perspective. But to the people living there, the consequences are extremely high. It's flawed when they don't take into account the relative effects on a person, instead of cost to the Fed. You can thank the Republiklan Party for this. We gotta protect the rich from paying much in taxes