Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, FOREST, WI is

MILDLY FUCKED

Forest, WI gets a calibrated report score of 35 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 47/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: flooding, drought, wildfire & smoke.

35/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 47/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Flooding
  • Drought
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

7 federal disaster declarations

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

Top chaos flavors

Biological2Severe Storm2Drought1Flood1

Most recent

  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19
  • 2019 FloodSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, 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

flooding sits at 21/100 in FEMA's county-level data, so this is not the main driver.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Still check parcel-level flood maps, drainage, and whether your specific street sits in a weird little bowl.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 54542.

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.