Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, COLUMBIA, WA is

BARELY FUCKED

Columbia, WA gets a calibrated report score of 17 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 9/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: wildfire & smoke, flooding, extreme heat.

17/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 9/100 (Very Low)

Top reasons

  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Flooding
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

16 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Columbia, WA, 1964-2021. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood7Severe Storm3Biological2Fire2

Most recent

  • 2021 Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
  • 2020 FloodSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
  • 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

wildfire & smoke is at 73/100 in the FEMA county model. That is a real fire-and-smoke planning signal.

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 99328.

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.