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Based on FEMA public data, SUFFOLK, MA is

PRETTY FUCKED

Suffolk, MA gets a calibrated report score of 84 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 94/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, flooding, wildfire & smoke.

84/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 94/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Flooding
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

38 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Suffolk, MA, 1972-2023. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Snowstorm9Hurricane8Severe Storm7Flood6

Most recent

  • 2023 HurricaneHURRICANE LEE
  • 2022 SnowstormSEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

The FEMA score for extreme heat is 98/100 here, so this is a front-page concern, not a footnote.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

If you live here, treat cooling, shade, and backup power plans like infrastructure, not luxuries.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 02124.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.