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https://fema.gov
Your general SEO Checkup Score
Archived
74/100
SEO Score
Average SEO score of top 100 sites: 75%
This website received an SEO score of 74 out of 100, which is below the average score of 75. However, there are 13 important issues that need to be fixed to improve your website's ranking on search engines and enhance its overall performance.
13 Failed
7 Warnings
53 Passed
Issues to fix
HIGH
To provide a good user experience, Google recommends that sites should aim for a Largest Contentful Paint duration of 2.5 seconds or less.
HIGH
It is recommended to avoid URL parameters and to use hyphens to separate words in the URL structure, rather than underscores.
HIGH
Consider using structured data in your webpage as it can help search engines gain a better understanding of your content.
HIGH
To improve the website experience for your visitors, it is recommended to eliminate any render-blocking resources on this webpage.
HIGH
Using images in a modern format can significantly reduce the file size and improve the loading speed of a webpage, providing a better user experience and potentially increasing engagement.
HIGH
Users may abandon pages that take longer than 5 seconds to load, resulting in a potential loss of up to 50% of visitors. Faster loading pages can lead to increased traffic, better conversions, and higher sales.
MEDIUM
Serve properly sized images to reduce page loading times and to improve user's experience.
MEDIUM
Avoid using distorted images, as they can have a negative impact on the user experience.
MEDIUM
Avoid performance and security issues by adding "rel=noopener" or "rel=noreferrer" to your "target=_blank" links.
LOW
While a canonical link tag can help in resolving duplicate content issues, it's important to verify that the specified URL is accurate, especially if the site's URL structure has been recently updated.
LOW
Using more than 20 HTTP requests on a webpage can negatively impact the loading time.
LOW
Consider moving inline CSS styles to an external stylesheet to improve site performance and maintain separation of content and design.
LOW
Strip out any unnecessary metadata to improve loading time, security, and privacy. Metadata should not exceed 16% of the image size.
Common SEO issues
Score: 69
Failed: 4
Warnings: 4
Passed: 17
Meta Title Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a title tag with a length of 15 characters. While there's no target number of characters, titles should be descriptive and concise. Using a title tag with less than 20 characters is a missed opportunity since it can be difficult to fit all your targeted keywords in such a short text.
    We recommend using a title with a length between 20 - 60 characters in order to fit Google Search results that have a 600-pixel limit.
Text: Home | FEMA.gov
Length: 15 characters
Meta Description Test92% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a meta description tag with a length of 50 characters. We recommend using well-written and inviting meta descriptions with a length between 150 and 220 characters (spaces included).
Text: How Can FEMA Help? Check Your Disaster Application
Length: 50 characters
Google Search Results Preview Test
Desktop version
https://www.fema.gov/Home | FEMA.govHow Can FEMA Help? Check Your Disaster Application
Mobile version
https://www.fema.gov/Home | FEMA.govHow Can FEMA Help? Check Your Disaster Application
Social Media Meta Tags Test89% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using social media meta tags.
Open Graph Meta Tags
og:title
Home
og:description
How Can FEMA Help? Check Your Disaster Application
og:image
https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/fema_logo_horizontal.png
Most Common Keywords Test
  • There is likely no optimal keyword density (search engine algorithms have evolved beyond keyword density metrics as a significant ranking factor). It can be useful, however, to note which keywords appear most often on your page and if they reflect the intended topic of your page. More importantly, the keywords on your page should appear within natural sounding and grammatically correct copy.
26fema25disaster17assistance13grants11emergency
Keywords Usage Test48% of top 100 sites passed
  • The most common keywords of this webpage are distributed well across the important HTML tags. This helps search engines to properly identify the topic of this webpage.
Keyword
Title tag
Meta description
Headings
fema
disaster
assistance
grants
emergency
Keywords Cloud Test
affectedalertsanalysisapplyaprilareasassistanceavailablebusinesscommunitycontactdeclarationdeclarationsdisasterdisastersdocumentsdownloademergencyenglishenvironmentalespañolfemafloodfloodingfloodsfrançaisgeneralgovernmentgovernmentsgrantsgraphicguidancehazardhelphistorichttpshurricaneincidentsindividualindividualsinformationinsurancejulykentuckyknowkreyòllanguageslearnlinemajormanagementmapsmexicomissourimitigationnationalnewsofficialpartnershipplanplanningpolicypreparednesspreservationprogrampublicreadyrealreportsresilienceresourcesresponserisksearchsecureseverestatesstaystormsstraighttennesseetexastimetiếngtoolkittoolstornadoestrainingtribalunitedvirginiaviệtvolunteerweatherwebsitewebsiteswestwindswork简体中文
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Heading Tags Test62% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage contains headings tags.
H1 tags
Hurricane Season 2025
Supporting Community Preparedness
Stay Ahead of Floods
H2 tags
How Can FEMA Help?
Featured News
2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan
Download the FEMA App
Robots.txt Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using a robots.txt file.
https://www.fema.gov/robots.txt
Sitemap Test83% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website has a sitemap file.
https://www.fema.gov/sitemap.xml
SEO Friendly URL Test29% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage contains URLs that are not SEO friendly!
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Image Alt Test78% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using "img" tags with empty or missing "alt" attribute!
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Responsive Image Test29% of top 100 sites passed
  • Not all images in this webpage are properly sized! This webpage is serving images that are larger than needed for the size of the user's viewport.
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Image Aspect Ratio Test75% of top 100 sites passed
  • Not all image display dimensions match the natural aspect ratio! Fix aspect ratio issues to avoid distorted images on this website!
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Inline CSS Test10% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using inline CSS styles!
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Deprecated HTML Tags Test94% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use HTML deprecated tags.
Google Analytics Test72% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using Google Analytics.
Favicon Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • favicon
    This website appears to have a favicon.
JS Error Test83% of top 100 sites passed
  • There are no severe JavaScript errors on this webpage.
Console Errors Test27% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has some warnings caught by the Chrome DevTools Console!
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Charset Declaration Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has a character encoding declaration.
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Social Media Test75% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is connected successfully with social media using:
Facebook Twitter 
Speed optimizations
Score: 70
Failed: 6
Warnings: 2
Passed: 17
HTML Page Size Test23% of top 100 sites passed
  • The size of this webpage's HTML is 22.89 Kb and is under the average webpage's HTML size of 33 Kb. Faster loading websites result in a better user experience, higher conversion rates, and generally better search engine rankings.
DOM Size Test56% of top 100 sites passed
  • The Document Object Model (DOM) of this webpage has 1,221 nodes which is less than the recommended value of 1,500 nodes.
HTML Compression/GZIP Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is successfully compressed using gzip compression on your code. The HTML code is compressed from 132.75 Kb to 22.89 Kb (83% size savings). This helps ensure a faster loading webpage and improved user experience.
Site Loading Speed Test71% of top 100 sites passed
  • The loading time of this webpage (measured from N. Virginia, US) is around 7.61 seconds and is greater than the average loading speed which is 5 seconds!
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JS Execution Time Test53% of top 100 sites passed
  • The JavaScript code used by this webpage is executed in less than 2 seconds.
Page Objects Test
  • This webpage is using more than 20 http requests, which can slow down page loading and negatively impact user experience!
Content size by content type
Content type
Percent
Size
image
46.2 %
1.59 Mb
javascript
42.8 %
1.47 Mb
font
5.2 %
181.53 Kb
css
5.0 %
174.71 Kb
html
0.8 %
27.69 Kb
other
0.1 %
2.01 Kb
TOTAL
100%
3.43 Mb
Requests by content type
Content type
Percent
Requests
javascript
61.1 %
116
image
24.7 %
47
other
4.2 %
8
font
3.7 %
7
html
3.2 %
6
css
3.2 %
6
TOTAL
100%
190
Content size by domain
Domain
Percent
Size
fema.gov
62.2 %
2.13 Mb
googletagmanager.com
25.4 %
894.18 Kb
fonts.gstatic.com
4.0 %
139.59 Kb
connect.facebook.net
2.8 %
97.01 Kb
s.go-mpulse.net
1.7 %
58.02 Kb
googleadservices.com
0.7 %
25.96 Kb
google-analytics.com
0.6 %
20.84 Kb
dap.digitalgov.gov
0.4 %
13.91 Kb
youtube.com
0.4 %
12.96 Kb
siteimproveanalytics.com
0.4 %
12.88 Kb
Other
1.5 %
53.93 Kb
TOTAL
100%
3.43 Mb
Requests by domain
Domain
Percent
Requests
fema.gov
70.5 %
134
googletagmanager.com
4.2 %
8
fonts.gstatic.com
2.1 %
4
match.adsrvr.org
2.1 %
4
dhs.gov
1.6 %
3
fonts.googleapis.com
1.1 %
2
dap.digitalgov.gov
1.1 %
2
youtube.com
1.1 %
2
s.yimg.com
1.1 %
2
js.adsrvr.org
1.1 %
2
Other
14.2 %
27
TOTAL
100%
190
Page Cache Test (Server Side Caching)100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a caching mechanism. Caching helps speed page loading times as well as reduces server load.
Flash Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not include flash objects (an outdated technology that was sometimes used to deliver rich multimedia content). Flash content does not work well on mobile devices, and is difficult for crawlers to interpret.
CDN Usage Test95% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not serving all resources (images, javascript and css) from CDNs!
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Modern Image Format Test43% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not serving images in a modern format! Image formats like JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, and WebP often provide better compression than PNG or JPEG, which means faster downloads and less data consumption.
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Image Metadata Test72% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using images with large metadata (more than 16% of the image size)! Stripping out unnecessary metadata tags can improve not only the loading time but also the security and privacy of a webpage.
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Image Caching Test95% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using cache headers for images and the browsers will display these images from the cache.
JavaScript Caching Test96% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using cache headers for all JavaScript resources.
CSS Caching Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using cache headers for all CSS resources.
JavaScript Minification Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • All JavaScript files used by this webpage are minified.
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CSS Minification Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • All CSS resources used by this webpage are minified.
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Render Blocking Resources Test15% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using render blocking resources! Eliminating render-blocking resources can help this webpage to load significantly faster and will improve the website experience for your visitors.
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Nested Tables Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using nested tables. This speeds up page loading time and optimizes the user experience.
Frameset Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use frames.
Doctype Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage has a doctype declaration.
<!DOCTYPE html>
URL Redirects Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This URL performed 1 redirects! While redirects are typically not advisable (as they can affect search engine indexing issues and adversely affect site loading time), one redirect may be acceptable, particularly if the URL is redirecting from a non-www version to its www version, or vice-versa.
https://fema.gov/https://www.fema.gov/
Time To First Byte Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • The Time To First Byte value of this webpage is 0.007 seconds. To provide a good user experience, Google recommends that sites should strive to have a TTFB of 0.8 seconds or less.

0.007 s

0.8 s

1.8 s

First Contentful Paint Test90% of top 100 sites passed
  • The First Contentful Paint value of this webpage is 1.434 seconds. To provide a good user experience, Google recommends that sites should strive to have a First Contentful Paint value of 1.8 seconds or less.

1.434 s

1.8 s

3 s

Largest Contentful Paint Test77% of top 100 sites passed
  • The Largest Contentful Paint duration of this webpage is 5.44 seconds. To provide a good user experience, Google recommends that sites should strive to have Largest Contentful Paint of 2.5 seconds or less.

5.44 s

2.5 s

4 s

Largest Contentful Paint element within the viewport:
<img alt="Deep flooding in front of a house and trees." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-loaded" loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2025-07/fema_flooding-hurrica..." width="1520" height="520">
Cumulative Layout Shift Test91% of top 100 sites passed
  • The CLS score of this webpage is 0.0117. To provide a good user experience, Google recommends that sites should strive to have a CLS score of 0.1 or less.

0.0117

0.1

0.25

DOM element which contributes the most to CLS score:
Text: How Can FEMA Help? Check Your Disaster Application Get Ready for Disasters Bu...
Html: <main class="usa-section node-hero-image-padding-top">
Score: 0.0070
Server and security
Score: 93
Failed: 1
Warnings: 0
Passed: 9
URL Canonicalization Test93% of top 100 sites passed
SSL Checker and HTTPS Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is successfully using HTTPS, a secure communication protocol over the Internet.

The certificate is not used before the activation date.

The certificate has not expired.

The hostname "www.fema.gov" is correctly listed in the certificate.

The certificate should be trusted by all major web browsers.

The certificate was not revoked.

The certificate was signed with a secure hash.

Certificate Chain:
Server certificate
Common name
www.dhs.gov
Organization
Department of Homeland Security
Location
Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
www.dhs.gov, blog.tsa.gov, bsrcompliance.contracting.cbp.gov, cbpworkforce.cbp.gov, cisomb.dhs.gov, contracting.cbp.gov, courses.dhs.gov, dhs.gov, e-safe.cbp.dhs.gov, emilms.fema.gov, enroll.recruiting.cbp.gov, erulings.cbp.gov, esafe.cbp.dhs.gov, forms.us-cert.gov, go.fema.gov, help.cbp.gov, helpspanish.cbp.gov, homelandsecurity.gov, i94.cbp.dhs.gov, legacy.secretservice.gov, login.cbp.gov, m.fema.gov, m.ice.gov, m.ready.gov, m.usfa.fema.gov, malware.us-cert.gov, media.dhs.gov, mobile.fema.gov, mobile.ready.gov, mobile.tsa.gov, myaccount.uscis.gov, myapplication.cbp.gov, myeverify.uscis.gov, niccs.cisa.gov, niccs.us-cert.gov, nics.us-cert.gov, outreach.cbp.gov, partners.fletc.gov, preview-m.fema.gov, preview-oig.dhs.gov, preview.dhsprecheck.dhs.gov, preview.mobile.tsa.gov, preview.niccs.us-cert.gov, preview.niem.gov, preview.secretservice.gov, qa-api.cbp.dhs.gov, recovery.fema.gov, save.uscis.gov, selfcheck.uscis.gov, stage.save.uscis.gov, staging-go.fema.gov, studyinthestates.dhs.gov, trade.cbp.gov, ttp.cbp.dhs.gov, ttp.dhs.gov, us-cert.gov, usfa.fema.gov, www.cbp.gov, www.disasterassistance.gov, www.fema.gov, www.fleta.gov, www.fletc.gov, www.homelandsecurity.gov, www.ice.gov, www.listo.gov, www.malware.us-cert.gov, www.niccs.cisa.gov, www.niccs.us-cert.gov, www.nics.us-cert.gov, www.niem.gov, www.oig.dhs.gov, www.ready.gov, www.readybusiness.gov, www.recovery.fema.gov, www.secretservice.gov, www.tsa.dhs.gov, www.tsa.gov, www.us-cert.gov, www.usfa.dhs.gov, www.usfa.fema.gov
Not valid before
Tue, April 29o 2025, 12:00:00 am (z)
Not valid after
Tue, December 16o 2025, 11:59:59 pm (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
GeoTrust TLS RSA CA G1
Intermediate certificate
Common name
GeoTrust TLS RSA CA G1
Organization
DigiCert Inc
Location
US
Not valid before
Thu, November 2o 2017, 12:23:37 pm (z)
Not valid after
Tue, November 2o 2027, 12:23:37 pm (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
DigiCert Global Root G2
Root certificate
Common name
DigiCert Global Root G2
Organization
DigiCert Inc
Location
US
Not valid before
Thu, August 1o 2013, 12:00:00 pm (z)
Not valid after
Fri, January 15o 2038, 12:00:00 pm (z)
Signature algorithm
sha256WithRsaEncryption
Issuer
DigiCert Global Root G2
Mixed Content Test (HTTP over HTTPS)100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use mixed content - both the initial HTML and all other resources are loaded over HTTPS.
HTTP2 Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using the HTTP/2 protocol.
HSTS Test84% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using the Strict-Transport-Security header.
strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 ; includesubdomains
Safe Browsing Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is not currently listed as suspicious (no malware or phishing activity found).
Server Signature Test95% of top 100 sites passed
  • The server signature is off for this webpage.
Directory Browsing Test100% of top 100 sites passed
  • Directory browsing is disabled for this website.
Plaintext Emails Test97% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not include email addresses in plaintext.
Mobile usability
Score: 100
Failed: 0
Warnings: 0
Passed: 3
Meta Viewport Test92% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using a viewport meta tag.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
Media Query Responsive Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using CSS media queries, which is the base for responsive design functionalities.
Mobile Snapshot Test
Mobile view
Advanced SEO
Score: 56
Failed: 2
Warnings: 1
Passed: 7
Structured Data Test66% of top 100 sites passed
Custom 404 Error Page Test80% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website is using a custom 404 error page. We recommend to have a custom 404 error page in order to improve the website's user experience by letting users know that only a specific page is missing/broken (and not the entire site), providing them helpful links, the opportunity to report bugs, and potentially track the source of broken links.
Noindex Tag Test99% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage does not use the noindex meta tag. This means that it can be indexed by search engines.
Canonical Tag Test93% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is using the canonical link tag. This tag specifies that the URL: https://www.fema.gov/home should be the preferred version of this page. The canonical tag can be useful when there are similar versions of the same content on several URLs (e.g., such as e-commerce sites where URL modifiers like sort parameters are appended to a product page's URL). Please ensure that this specification is correct, as canonical tags are often hard-coded and may not always reflect the latest changes in a site's URL structure.
<link href="https://www.fema.gov/home" rel="canonical"/>
Nofollow Tag Test
  • This webpage does not use the nofollow meta tag. This means that search engines will crawl all links from this webpage.
Disallow Directive Test
  • Your robots.txt file includes a disallow command which instructs search engines to avoid certain parts of your website! You are advised to confirm if access to these resources or pages are intended to be blocked (e.g., if they contain internal-only content or sensitive information).
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Meta Refresh Test98% of top 100 sites passed
  • This webpage is not using a meta refresh tag.
SPF Records Test94% of top 100 sites passed
  • This DNS server is using an SPF record.
v=spf1 include:spf.dhs.gov include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf-00376703.gpphosted.com -all
Ads.txt Validation Test67% of top 100 sites passed
  • This website doesn't use an ads.txt file! Ads.txt is a text file that contains a list of Authorized Digital Sellers. The purpose of ads.txt files is to give advertisers and advertising networks the ability to verify who is allowed to sell advertising on your website.
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