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Based on FEMA public data, HAMLIN, SD is

BARELY FUCKED

Hamlin, SD gets a calibrated report score of 20 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 10/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: wildfire & smoke, drought, extreme heat.

20/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 10/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Drought
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

22 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Hamlin, SD, 1969-2023. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood9Severe Storm7Biological2Coastal Storm1

Most recent

  • 2023 Winter StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM
  • 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

The FEMA wildfire signal is 47/100 here, so smoke, evacuation, and insurance questions are fair game.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Look up local fire perimeters, WUI exposure, and how smoke behaves in bad seasons.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 57248.

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.