Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, LAKE, SD is

MILDLY FUCKED

Lake, SD gets a calibrated report score of 38 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 33/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: wildfire & smoke, drought, extreme heat.

38/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 33/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Drought
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

20 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Lake, SD, 1969-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood8Severe Storm7Biological2Coastal Storm1

Most recent

  • 2024 FloodSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
  • 2022 Severe StormSEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
  • 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

FEMA scores this county 54/100 for wildfire & smoke risk, so this is one of the serious cards.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Look at WUI exposure, local emergency alerts, defensible space, and smoke-ready indoor air plans.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 57054.

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.