Emergency Preparedness

Camp Fire - 2018 California Wildfires

Areas Affected: Butte County, CA and Paradise Town, CA
Impacted Population: 36,302

Woolsey Fire - 2018 California Wildfires

Counties Affected: Los Angeles County, CA and Ventura County, CA
Impacted Population: 55,064

2018 Super Typhoon Yutu

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Affected Population: 53,883

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2018

The 2010 Census counted 209,325 persons in emergency and transitional shelters, while the 2010 HUD report estimated there were 637,077 homeless people.

*Special Edition* Fires in California: November 2018

The Camp Fire in northern California decimated the town of Paradise and is now the deadliest (79) and most destructive fire in modern California history.

2018 Hurricane Season: June 1 – November 30

The Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas being affected by hurricanes.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

A public data tool for accessing U.S. population and workforce statistics, for areas being affected by natural disasters.

American FactFinder

American FactFinder provides access to data (tables) about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.