Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, PICKENS, AL is

MILDLY FUCKED

Pickens, AL gets a calibrated report score of 44 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 45/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, drought, flooding.

44/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 45/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Drought
  • Flooding

Disaster receipts

19 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Pickens, AL, 1974-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Hurricane9Severe Storm4Biological2Drought1

Most recent

  • 2024 HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
  • 2020 HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY
  • 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

extreme heat lands at 80/100 in FEMA's county-level model. Translation: heat is not politely waiting outside.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Check emergency cooling access, power reliability, tree canopy, renter protections, and high-heat health guidance.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 35442.

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.