Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, VILAS, WI is

MODERATELY FUCKED

Vilas, WI gets a calibrated report score of 46 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 63/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: flooding, wildfire & smoke, drought.

46/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 63/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Flooding
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Drought

Disaster receipts

6 federal disaster declarations

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

Top chaos flavors

Biological2Flood2Drought1Hurricane1

Most recent

  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19
  • 2005 HurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION

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 is at 61/100 in FEMA's county-level data. That is a serious flood signal, even before parcel maps.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Review FEMA flood zones, local mitigation projects, past claims, and whether roads flood before houses do.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 54561.

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.