Disaster Area Details

Acquire details on open FEMA disaster declarations for a property's county, informing risk assessments and insurance needs.

Source: FEMA

Pricing Tier: Basic

Updated: Daily

Request Query Params

<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Enum Values</th></tr> <tr><td>slug</td><td>string</td><td>Unique readable string identifier for the property</td><td>123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>address</td><td>string</td><td>Either a single URL-safe string ("slug") identifying the address, or just a building number, street name, and optionally unit number (if not a slug the payload must also include other identifiers)</td><td>123 Main St</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>unit</td><td>string</td><td>Unit number for the property, if needed and not already specified in the address string</td><td>Apt 1B</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>city</td><td>string</td><td>City in which the property is located</td><td>San Francisco</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>state</td><td>string</td><td>2-letter acronym of the US state in which the property is located</td><td>CA</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>zipcode</td><td>string</td><td>5-digit US zipcode in which the property is located</td><td>94105</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>order</td><td>string</td><td>Chronological order to sort result items</td><td></td> <td>[asc, desc]</td></tr> <tr><td>limit</td><td>integer</td><td>Maximum number of items to return</td><td>10</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>start</td><td>string</td><td>Beginning date limit for result items, based on declared_date, in ISO 8601 format</td><td>2019-01-01</td> <td></td></tr> <tr><td>end</td><td>string</td><td>Ending date limit for result items, based on declared_date, in ISO 8601 format</td><td>2019-01-01</td> <td></td></tr> </table>

Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>data_current_to</td><td>string</td><td>The most recent date that data was retrieved from the FEMA API (in ISO format)</td><td>2023-08-10</td> </tr> <tr><td>in_disaster_area</td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates if there is at least one open disaster for the county where the property is located</td><td>true</td> </tr> <tr><td>details</td><td>array</td><td>List of open disasters in the area</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>details[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].declared_date</td><td>string</td><td>The date the disaster was declared</td><td>2023-07-15</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].end_date</td><td>string</td><td>The date the incident itself ended</td><td>2023-08-05T12:00:00Z</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].fema_disaster_num</td><td>integer</td><td>Number assigned to designate an event or incident declared as a disaster</td><td>12345</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].fips</td><td>string</td><td>5-digit FIPS county code</td><td>12345</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].start_date</td><td>string</td><td>The date the incident itself began</td><td>2023-06-30T08:00:00Z</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].title</td><td>string</td><td>The proper name or description of the disaster, as provided by FEMA. i.e. HURRICANE MARIA, FLOODING, SEVERE STORMS</td><td>Severe Storm and Flood</td> </tr> <tr><td>details[].type</td><td>string</td><td>The specific category for the disaster i.e. Coastal Storm, Drought, Flood, Snow, Hurricane, Wildfire</td><td>Flood</td> </tr> </table>

[
  {
    "property/fema_disaster_area": {
      "result": {
        "data_current_to": "2023-08-10",
        "in_disaster_area": true,
        "details": [
          {
            "declared_date": "2023-07-15",
            "end_date": "2023-08-05T12:00:00Z",
            "fema_disaster_num": 12345,
            "fips": "12345",
            "start_date": "2023-06-30T08:00:00Z",
            "title": "Severe Storm and Flood",
            "type": "Flood"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "address_info": {
      "address_full": "123 Main St San Francisco CA 94132",
      "slug": "123-Main-St-Apt-1B-San-Francisco-CA-94132",
      "address": "123 Main St",
      "unit": "Apt 1B",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zipcode": "94132",
      "zipcode_plus4": "1234",
      "block_id": "060750313013007",
      "blockgroup_id": "060750201004",
      "county_fips": "06075",
      "metrodiv": "41860",
      "msa": "41860",
      "geo_precision": "rooftop",
      "lat": 37.789,
      "lng": -122.401,
      "status": {
        "match": true,
        "details": [
          "Address fully verified"
        ],
        "requested_item": {
          "zipcode": "94132",
          "address": "123+Main+St"
        },
        "changes": [
          "State added or changed"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
]