FEMA Disaster Declaration Summary Documentation
This dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of all federally declared disasters in the United States. The dashboard includes data on the type of disaster, the date of the declaration, the affected areas by county and state. The dashboard also includes interactive visualizations that allow users to explore the data in more detail.
Features:
- Interactive visualizations
- Drill-down capabilities
- Incidents by state, county, year, type
- Historical data
Benefits:
- Improved situational awareness
- Better decision-making
- Increased preparedness
- Enhanced disaster response
Here are some additional details that could be included in the dashboard description:
- The data for the dashboard is sourced from the FEMA OpenFEMA dataset.
Web version
Data Dictionary
DISRIBUTION_DATA_VIEW
| Column Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| declaration_date | TIMESTAMP | Date of declaration. |
| declaration_request_number | VARCHAR(255) | Request number for the declaration. |
| declaration_title | VARCHAR(255) | Title of the declaration. |
| declaration_type | VARCHAR(255) | Type of declaration. |
| designated_area | VARCHAR(255) | Area designated for the declaration. |
| disaster_closeout_date | TIMESTAMP | Date when the disaster was closed out. |
| disaster_number | INTEGER | Unique identifier for the disaster. |
| fema_declaration_string | VARCHAR(255) | FEMA declaration string. |
| fips_county_code | VARCHAR(255) | FIPS code for the county associated with the disaster. |
| fips_state_code | VARCHAR(255) | FIPS code for the state associated with the disaster. |
| fy_declared | INTEGER | Fiscal year in which the disaster was declared. |
| hash | VARCHAR(255) | Hash value for the record. |
| hm_program_declared | BOOLEAN | Indicates whether the Hazard Mitigation program was declared. |
| ia_program_declared | BOOLEAN | Indicates whether the Individual Assistance program was declared. |
| id | VARCHAR(255) | Unique identifier for the record. |
| ih_program_declared | BOOLEAN | Indicates whether the Individual Housing program was declared. |
| incident_begin_date | TIMESTAMP | Start date of the incident leading to the disaster. |
| incident_end_date | TIMESTAMP | End date of the incident leading to the disaster. |
| incident_type | VARCHAR(255) | Type of incident leading to the disaster. |
| last_ia_filing_date | TIMESTAMP | Last date for Individual Assistance filing. |
| last_refresh | TIMESTAMP | Date and time of the last data refresh. |
| pa_program_declared | BOOLEAN | Indicates whether the Public Assistance program was declared. |
| place_code | VARCHAR(255) | Code for the place associated with the disaster. |
| state | VARCHAR(255) | State associated with the disaster. |
| tribal_request | BOOLEAN | Indicates whether there was a tribal request. |