Fallon & Carter County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Update

Fallon and Carter County are updating their Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plans. The purpose of having a Plan is to better understand the natural and man-made hazards that pose a threat to residents and to identify steps to reduce the risks associated with these hazards. Resident input is essential for the success of the project. Please take a moment to complete the following seven question survey.

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* 1. Where do you live?

Carter County, unincorporated

Ekalaka

Alzada

Fallon County, unincorporated

Baker

Plevna

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* 2. 1. The hazards identified in the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan update are listed below. Please rank each hazard in importance to you. (Low/Med/High)

	Low	Med	High	N/A
Flood	Flood Low	Flood Med	Flood High	Flood N/A
Fire	Fire Low	Fire Med	Fire High	Fire N/A
Drought	Drought Low	Drought Med	Drought High	Drought N/A
Severe weather (Tornado, High Winds, Hail)	Severe weather (Tornado, High Winds, Hail) Low	Severe weather (Tornado, High Winds, Hail) Med	Severe weather (Tornado, High Winds, Hail) High	Severe weather (Tornado, High Winds, Hail) N/A
Transportation of Hazardous Materials	Transportation of Hazardous Materials Low	Transportation of Hazardous Materials Med	Transportation of Hazardous Materials High	Transportation of Hazardous Materials N/A
Dam or Levee Failure	Dam or Levee Failure Low	Dam or Levee Failure Med	Dam or Levee Failure High	Dam or Levee Failure N/A
Terrorism, Civil unrest, Cyber Security	Terrorism, Civil unrest, Cyber Security Low	Terrorism, Civil unrest, Cyber Security Med	Terrorism, Civil unrest, Cyber Security High	Terrorism, Civil unrest, Cyber Security N/A

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* 3. 1. Do you have information on specific hazard issues/problem areas that you think should be addressed in the plan? Note the jurisdiction to which it applies:

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* 4. 1. How can we best share information with you about how to make your household and home safer from natural disasters? (Please check all that apply)

Social Media

Newspaper

Radio

Television

Church

Utility Bills

Mail

Public Meetings

Website

Other (please specify)

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* 5. 1. Help the planning team understand the public’s priority when it comes to planning for hazards by indicating the importance of each potential measure listed below: (Not Important to Very Important)

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Very Important	N/A
Protecting private property	Protecting private property Not Important	Protecting private property Somewhat Important	Protecting private property Neutral	Protecting private property Very Important	Protecting private property N/A
Protecting critical facilities	Protecting critical facilities Not Important	Protecting critical facilities Somewhat Important	Protecting critical facilities Neutral	Protecting critical facilities Very Important	Protecting critical facilities N/A
Preventing development in hazard areas	Preventing development in hazard areas Not Important	Preventing development in hazard areas Somewhat Important	Preventing development in hazard areas Neutral	Preventing development in hazard areas Very Important	Preventing development in hazard areas N/A
Protecting natural environment	Protecting natural environment Not Important	Protecting natural environment Somewhat Important	Protecting natural environment Neutral	Protecting natural environment Very Important	Protecting natural environment N/A
Protecting historical/cultural landmarks	Protecting historical/cultural landmarks Not Important	Protecting historical/cultural landmarks Somewhat Important	Protecting historical/cultural landmarks Neutral	Protecting historical/cultural landmarks Very Important	Protecting historical/cultural landmarks N/A
Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses	Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses Not Important	Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses Somewhat Important	Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses Neutral	Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses Very Important	Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations and businesses N/A
Protecting and reducing damage to utilities	Protecting and reducing damage to utilities Not Important	Protecting and reducing damage to utilities Somewhat Important	Protecting and reducing damage to utilities Neutral	Protecting and reducing damage to utilities Very Important	Protecting and reducing damage to utilities N/A
Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance)	Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) Not Important	Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) Somewhat Important	Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) Neutral	Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) Very Important	Strengthening emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) N/A

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* 6. 6. Mitigation is defined as actions that can help reduce or eliminate the long-term risk from natural or manmade hazards. Please indicate which mitigation actions you think should have the highest priority in the PDM Plan. Please choose at least 4.

Wildfire fuels treatment projects

Continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program

Critical facilities protection

Generators for critical facilities

Indoor/Outdoor warning system

Planning/Zoning

Public education and awareness

Stormwater drainage improvements

Forest Health/Watershed protection

Flood mitigation

Floodprone property buyout

Water Conservation

Evacuation route development

Dam safety

Improve reliability of communication systems

Other (please specify)

Fallon & Carter County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Update

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* 1. Where do you live?

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* 2. 1. The hazards identified in the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan update are listed below. Please rank each hazard in importance to you. (Low/Med/High)

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* 3. 1. Do you have information on specific hazard issues/problem areas that you think should be addressed in the plan? Note the jurisdiction to which it applies:

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* 4. 1. How can we best share information with you about how to make your household and home safer from natural disasters? (Please check all that apply)

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* 5. 1. Help the planning team understand the public’s priority when it comes to planning for hazards by indicating the importance of each potential measure listed below: (Not Important to Very Important)

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* 6. 6. Mitigation is defined as actions that can help reduce or eliminate the long-term risk from natural or manmade hazards. Please indicate which mitigation actions you think should have the highest priority in the PDM Plan. Please choose at least 4.

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* 7. Is there anything else you would like the Planning Team to consider for incorporation into the Pre-Disaster Mitigation plans?