Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, CHESTER, SC is

MILDLY FUCKED

Chester, SC gets a calibrated report score of 42 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 43/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: wildfire & smoke, flooding, extreme heat.

42/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 43/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Flooding
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

23 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Chester, SC, 1977-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Hurricane12Severe Storm3Biological2Severe Ice Storm2

Most recent

  • 2026 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
  • 2024 HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
  • 2024 Tropical StormHURRICANE HELENE

Receipt note

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

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

FEMA scores this county 46/100 for wildfire & smoke risk. That is enough to keep fire and smoke on the checklist.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Look up local fire perimeters, WUI exposure, and how smoke behaves in bad seasons.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 29714.

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.