{"id":19,"date":"2026-11-04T05:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philisugarblog.org\/?p=19"},"modified":"2026-11-04T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:05:08","slug":"philsugar-more-fema-declarations-in-cali-than-elsewhere-since-1950s-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philisugarblog.org\/?p=19","title":{"rendered":"PhilSugar | More FEMA declarations in Cali than elsewhere since 1950s &#8211; Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want more?<br \/>\nSubscribe to our newsletter<br \/>\nto get our <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">sugar daddy verification Philippines<\/a> investigations delivered straight to your inbox.<br \/>\nThe federal government has declared more disasters and emergencies in California than any other state since May of 1953 when Washington officials made their first <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">fake sugar daddy Philippines<\/a> such declaration following a tornado in Georgia, according to an analysis of data recently released to the public by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The vast majority in the Golden State were the result of blazes, which may not come as much of a shock since California frequently endures wildfires.<br \/>\nBut the figures for other historical declarations <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">paano makahanap ng sugar baby<\/a> could surprise you.<br \/>\nDespite Florida being battered by hurricanes seemingly every year, Texas easily outpaced the Sunshine State by dozens of disaster and emergency declarations over the last several decades. And the land-locked Midwestern state of Oklahoma followed closely behind Florida because of numerous severe storms, floods and other incidents. Most declarations made in Florida weren\u2019t listed as due to hurricanes, in fact, or even \u201csevere storms,\u201d but rather fires.<br \/>\nUsing a unique new program called<br \/>\nTableau Public<br \/>\n, we sought to determine which states most frequently received disaster and emergency declarations and why. Our findings are available below in two fully interactive charts, which allow you to isolate the numbers by year, incident type (e.g. ice storm) and state simply by using the menus available on the right.<br \/>\nReceiving official recognition from federal authorities that an earthquake, flood, blizzard or other event has <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">trusted sugar dating Philippines<\/a> caused significant destruction is essential for triggering financial aid when state and local governments don\u2019t otherwise have the necessary resources available, as clearly was the case following Hurricane Katrina.<br \/>\nFEMA\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">find sugar daddies Davao<\/a> limited analysis of similar figures is<br \/>\navailable<br \/>\nonline, but they exclude \u201cemergency declarations\u201d and \u201cfire management assistance declarations\u201d from what the agency defines as a \u201cdisaster declaration.\u201d So FEMA calls Texas the <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">free vs paid sugar dating sites Philippines<\/a> leader in official federally declared disasters and considers the total declarations nationwide since the 1950s to be about 1,900.<br \/>\nBut all declarations made by the federal government cost money and alter the lives of citizens, even if only limited funds are awarded for disaster recovery or to prevent a major catastrophe from occurring. By including them all we came to the larger total of more than 2,600.<br \/>\nWhile FEMA\u2019s full release of disaster declarations enables an interesting look at trends, the agency\u2019s descriptions of some disasters are inconsistent. There\u2019s only one event listed in the data as terrorist-caused, and that\u2019s the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The assault that same day on the World Trade Center towers in New York City is categorized under \u201cfires and explosions.\u201d The Oklahoma City bombing is entered as due to \u201chuman cause,\u201d rather than terrorism specifically.<br \/>\nThe trade center bombing in 1993 is also attributed to human cause, along with the 1980 Mariele<br \/>\nboatlift<br \/>\ncrisis in which thousands of Cubans converged on Florida during a period of turbulence under Fidel Castro.<br \/>\nLocal emergency managers are considered to be the \u201cfirst responders\u201d who must determine if a community and its neighbors are overwhelmed and need assistance from the state. The governor can then turn to Washington for further aid after conducting a damage assessment. \u201cThe first 72 are on you\u201d is an old saying <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">Makati sugar baby<\/a> in emergency preparedness, meaning citizens should be ready to care for themselves and their families for three days following a major disaster since at least that much time could pass before help arrives.<br \/>\nLater this week, Elevated Risk will offer you another look at <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">sugar dating fake accounts<\/a> the data. Why has the number of federally declared disasters grown so much over time? There may be a political explanation.<br \/>\nQuick note: We\u2019ve been told by the folks at Tableau Public that some Safari users are having trouble viewing data right now, but <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">sugar daddy income<\/a> the issue should be resolved by late April. In the meantime, try using Firefox, Google Chrome or another browser instead. You might also try adjusting your browser to accept third-party cookies.<br \/>\nPowered by Tableau<br \/>\nPowered by Tableau<br \/>\nRelated<br \/>\nG.W. Schulz<br \/>\ngwschulz@revealnews.org<br \/>\nG.W. Schulz is a reporter for Reveal, covering security, privacy, technology and criminal justice. Since joining The Center for Investigative Reporting in 2008, he&#x27;s reported stories for NPR, KQED, Wired.com, The Dallas Morning News, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Jones and more. Prior to that, <a href=\"https:\/\/philippinessugar.com\/\">active sugar dating sites Philippines<\/a> he wrote for the San Francisco Bay Guardian and was an early contributor to The Chauncey Bailey Project, which won a Tom Renner Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors in 2008. Schulz also has won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association and the Society of Professional Journalists\u2019 Northern California Chapter. He graduated from the University of Kansas and is based in Austin, Texas.<br \/>\nMore by G.W. Schulz<\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211; image: https:\/\/revealnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/GW_Schultz-high_res-128&#215;128.jpg &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want more? Subscribe to our newsletter to get our sugar daddy verification Philippines investigations delivered straight to your inbox. 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