Landaff Hazard Mitigation Survey

Landaff, NH

Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Survey
The Town of Landaff, NH is updating its 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Committee seeks your opinions regarding severe weather events, disasters, natural hazards, and mitigation of these hazards & events in Landaff. Your responses help make our community more resilient to a disaster. Individual responses will be kept anonymous and will be compiled for the Hazard Mitigation Plan's data collection to help direct priorities.
1.Which roads, areas, or water bodies are you most concerned about when storms or severe weather or other hazardous event occur?
2.Can you describe any notable severe weather event/storm/disaster or other hazardous experience you encountered in Landaff? Please include the approximate date, event type, and how it impacted you.
3.What are the best ways to receive essential information about storms, disasters, and severe weather events in Landaff? Select all that apply
4.How concerned are you about the following natural hazards occurring in Landaff within the next 10 years?
Extremely Concerned
Very Concerned
Moderately
Slightly
Not at All
Dam Failure/ over-topping/breach or Beaver Damage
Drought
Wildfire/Brush Fire/ Outdoor Accidental Fire
Winter Storms/Blizzard/Nor'easter
Ice Storms
Cold Wave
Heat Wave
Inland Flooding
River Hazards/Ice Dams/Erosion/Debris
Earthquake
Landslide
Biological Hazards
Pandemic

Tick Borne Diseases
Water Quality
Arboviral Diseases (insect causing)
Geomagnetic Storms
Solar Radiation
High Winds
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
Hail
Hurricanes
Long Term Power Outages
Terrorism/Violence
Mass Casualty Event
5.Natural Hazards/severe weather can have a significant impact on a community. Planning for and or mitigating these events can help lessen impacts. Planning project may require Town, State, and or Federal funding in addition to Town staff and Volunteers.
Please indicate how important you believe these local mitigation planning priorities are for Landaff.
Extremely Important
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Slightly Important
Not at all Important
Protecting private property to include conducting mitigation training and workshops for property owners, assisting with funding sources for improvements, and encouraging improvements to buildings, roads, and culverts.
Protecting Town Facilities such as Town Hall, Municipal Services, Town Office
Protecting Public Facilities and Operations such as schools, dams, and Library
Limiting development in hazardous areas such as along brooks, rivers, floodplain, and steep slopes
Enhancing the functions of natural features/conservation areas
Protecting and reducing damage to utilities such as electrical, cable lines, and hydroelectric
Enhancing emergency services such as fire and EMS, public works, and Emergency Management
Improving the transportation network such as culverts, drainage, clearing debris after storms
Promoting cooperation and shared education among schools, public agencies, and businesses with a focus on Hazard Mitigation, Emergency preparedness, and Emergency Management