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Based on FEMA public data, POLK, IA is

PRETTY FUCKED

Polk, IA gets a calibrated report score of 84 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 92/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, drought, flooding.

84/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 92/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Drought
  • Flooding

Disaster receipts

20 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Polk, IA, 1965-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood8Severe Storm7Biological2Hurricane1

Most recent

  • 2024 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
  • 2024 TornadoSEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
  • 2020 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS

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 97/100 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 50327.

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.