March 20, 2025 3:50 a.m.

The Roseburg Community Development Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourage homeowners and other building owners – especially those with properties in or near flood zones – to carry sufficient flood insurance and take other steps to protect their properties this spring.

A city release said in light of the flooding that occurred last Sunday, when the South Umpqua River and Newton and Deer creeks overflowed as Roseburg experienced one of its wettest days in history as 3.47 inches of rain fell, the Community Development Department encourages even homeowners and people owning buildings that aren’t in the Roseburg floodplain to consider getting flood insurance to protect their investments and support community-wide recovery in the event of more flooding.

City Floodplain Administrator Mark Moffett said, “The flooding and stormwater impacts took many of us in Roseburg by surprise. Unfortunately, only about one in nine floodplain property owners inside the city limits carry flood insurance”. Moffett said to reduce the risk of loss of life or property during flooding events, flood insurance could be a wise investment.

Property owners and renters can quickly determine where their building lies in relation to flood zones and search for other floodplain information needed to get flood insurance by using the Community Development Departments interactive Floodplain Information Map: Roseburg Floodplain Information Map Viewer

Learn more about how to prepare for flooding and protect your property at: https://www.floodsmart.gov/first-prepare-flooding