The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires flood vents for newly built or raised houses most at risk of flooding to qualify for insurance coverage.
The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters.
A $3.6 million FEMA grant will allow Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to begin clearing an estimated 2,688 dead or dying trees from the 3,200-acre sit enear Davenport.