Storm-chaser alerts
After a hurricane, wildfire, or hail storm, fraudulent contractors race in. They form an LLC the week after, knock on doors with cash-only deals, and dissolve before complaints land. This page tracks active federal disaster declarations and the contractor red flags to watch for.
Updated daily from FEMA and the National Weather Service.
States in an active disaster window right now
Click your state to see the active declarations and the red-flag playbook tailored to it.
All states
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Tennessee
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