Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, JEFFERSON, MO is

PRETTY FUCKED

Jefferson, MO gets a calibrated report score of 84 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 91/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, flooding, wildfire & smoke.

84/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 91/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Flooding
  • Wildfire & smoke

Disaster receipts

30 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Jefferson, MO, 1973-2025. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Severe Storm16Flood7Biological2Severe Ice Storm2

Most recent

  • 2025 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND WILDFIRES
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19

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 score for extreme heat is 92/100 here, so this is a front-page concern, not a footnote.

Receipt

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

What to verify

Look at heat-island maps, AC burden, outage history, and whether local cooling centers are actually reachable.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 63049.

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.