Emergency Disaster

Camp Fire Statistics

California’s deadliest wildfire: 85 civilian fatalities. Learn the Camp Fire figures that shaped recovery in Butte County and Paradise.

Hurricane Damage Statistics

2.3 million people lost electricity service during Hurricane Ida. See how major storms translate into outage losses—and recovery actions.

Natural Disasters Statistics

Hurricane Florence dropped 50 inches of rain in the US Southeast—54 people died. Explore how extreme rainfall disasters unfold.

Tornadoes Statistics

Night (6pm–6am) tornadoes cause 42% of fatalities since 1980—what’s different about the hours that turn storms deadly?

Hurricane Statistics

Australian Bushfire Statistics

Earthquake Statistics

From the USGS estimated 8.7 magnitude Mw moment for the 2023 Turkey Syria quake sequence to 173,000 earthquakes logged worldwide in 2019, this page puts the rare mega events beside the steady background of high frequency shaking. It also links outcomes people feel and budgets people fund, including 20 to 50 percent fewer deaths when nonstructural mitigation is done well and a projected early warning market jump from US$1.4 billion in 2023 to US$5.2 billion by 2030, so you can see exactly how monitoring, mitigation, and loss risk move together.

First Responder Statistics

The latest First Responder statistics reveal a sharp shift between call demand and what crews can actually deliver, with response strain rising while survival outcomes depend more than ever on speed and coordination. If you work the lines or support the services behind them, these 2026 focused figures show where the gaps are widening and what they mean for real-world readiness.

Forest Fire Statistics

Canada burned 7.1 million hectares in 2023 while IPCC AR6 links about 1.4°C of warming to much larger burned areas across many regions, and the downstream costs and health toll show up in carbon, air, and budgets. Follow the trail from millions of US wildfire incidents and billion dollar smoke impacts to the exposure of 15% of global land at moderate to high wildfire risk and the practical payoff of earlier detection and prescribed fire.

Tornado Damage Statistics

Tornado Damage statistics for 2025 reveal how quickly destruction escalated, with 2025 showing the sharpest jump compared to the preceding period. See where the damage concentrates, how loss patterns shift, and what that means for preparedness when the next storm season hits.

Wildfires Statistics

Wildfire impacts are no longer just a fire season headline, with 2023 global burned area running about 30% above the 2001–2023 median and smoke exposure tied to roughly 3,000 excess US deaths each year. See how repeated PM2.5 spikes, big emissions jumps, and ballooning costs and health risks move together, alongside where detection and monitoring are getting faster with satellites like MODIS and Sentinel 2.

Flood Statistics

Flood patterns in 2026 point to a sharper reality than most people expect, with far more extremes than the historical norm would suggest. The page breaks down the latest totals, where they hit, and what that means for risk right now.

Wildfire Damage Statistics

Suppression and exposure are tightening at the same time, with insured wildfire losses hitting $5.9 billion in 2020 and projected suppression costs climbing to $9.0 billion annually by 2030, even as 8.6 million people were under wildfire smoke alerts in the U.S. NOAA reports. It also connects the dots from risk modeling adoption and health impacts, including a 6% daily mortality increase per 10 µg/m3 of PM2.5 during smoke episodes.

Hail Damage Statistics

Hail claims can devour up to 40% of the cycle time on damage documentation when imagery is not automated, even as insurers lose billions to preventable estimation and workflow friction. This page turns those operational bottlenecks into measurable gains, including about a 15% reduction in indemnity payouts when estimates use pre and post storm satellite imagery, plus faster detection from satellite tracks and less manual roof and PV inspection effort.

Wildfire Statistics

With 2020 US wildfire seasons still leaving a long shadow on health, the page connects smoke exposure to emergency department spikes and hospital admissions tied to short term PM2.5 increases, alongside estimates of up to 2,500 US deaths from wildfire smoke each year. It also contrasts scale and risk across regions, from 7.5 million hectares burned globally in 2020 and Australia’s Black Summer to the western US 3.8 times increase in people exposed over 15 years and the costs that follow.

Bushfire Statistics

Find out how bushfire risk and impact stack up in numbers that cut through the fog, from 33% of Australia’s recorded fire deaths clustering across major events to 42.7 million hectares burned globally and 1.8 million hospital admissions and emergency visits linked to smoke exposure during 2019–2020. Then see where interventions and prediction are already shifting outcomes, including ember-proofing reducing radiant heat exposure by 66% and machine learning mapping wildfire spread up to 10 to 100 times faster than manual methods.

Thunderstorm Statistics

With 1,000+ thunderstorms lighting up the globe every day and NOAA’s 30 second 30 minutes rule still being the difference between safety and risk, this page turns lightning, hail, and storm impacts into decision ready numbers using radar, satellite, and lightning networks. You will see how modern tools and models cut errors and false alarms, plus the field reality that lightning can strike even when nearby weather looks dry.

Australia Bushfire Statistics

Bushfire statistics in Australia have kept shifting fast, and the latest figures show how quickly risk can flare when conditions line up. This page lays out the key counts behind burned area, losses and emergency response so you can see exactly what changed most recently and what it means for the seasons ahead.

Fire Damage Statistics

Fire departments answered about 3.34 million fire related calls in 2022, but the outcomes split sharply between home structure, vehicle, and intentional fires. You will see what drove roughly 3,305 civilian fire deaths, how automatic sprinklers prevented 86 percent of deaths when they operated, and which ignition sources keep showing up again and again, from cooking to smoking and electrical problems.

Disaster Restoration Services Industry Statistics

Disaster recovery is being reshaped by hard dollar pressure, with US disaster recovery and mitigation spending reaching $1.2 trillion over 20 years alongside a 92% cyber incident rate that forces restoration teams to plan for dual recoveries, not just physical repairs. Pair that with $3.8 trillion in 2023 natural catastrophe damage and a FEMA driven pipeline that includes 28 major disasters plus $4.7 billion in FY2023 obligations and you get a clear reason this page matters for anyone budgeting, staffing, or verifying restoration work under real constraints.