Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, COLUMBIA, WI is

PRETTY FUCKED

Columbia, WI gets a calibrated report score of 75 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 81/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, flooding, wildfire & smoke.

75/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 81/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Flooding
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

11 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Columbia, WI, 1976-2020. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Severe Storm5Biological2Drought1Flood1

Most recent

  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19
  • 2008 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

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 53956.

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.