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Your participation in the planning process is extremely important and vital to the success of the LHMP update. To identify and plan for future natural disasters, we need your feedback!

The City of Grand Terrace is preparing an update to the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires approved hazard mitigation plan to be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hazard mitigation grant funding. Receipt of FEMA grant funding is critical to implementing mitigation projects and programs.

The LHMP provides a framework for our community to reduce vulnerability to natural hazard events such as earthquakes, drought, and wildfires and human-caused hazards (hazardous materials spill, pandemic). The purpose of mitigation planning is to identify programs and take actions that can be implemented over the long term to reduce risk and future losses when an emergency or disaster occurs. Mitigation plans form the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses, and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage.

This questionnaire is designed to help the City gauge the level of knowledge the community has about natural disasters and human-caused hazards, and to obtain your input about areas that may be vulnerable. The information you provide will help us identify hazards of concern and coordinate projects focused on reducing the risk to community facilities from future hazard events.

The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete and is anonymous. Your information will be kept confidential. The results of the survey will be included within the updated LHMP.

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this information-gathering process.

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* 1. Do you: (check all that apply)

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* 2. What is your home zip code?

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* 3. What is your age group? (Choose one)

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* 4. Which of the following types of disasters/hazards have you or someone in your household experienced while residing and/or working in Grand Terrace? (Check all that apply)

HELPFUL DEFINITIONS:

Expansive Soils: soils that expand when water is added and contract/shrink when dried out.

Land Subsidence: a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface due to removal or displacement of subsurface earth materials.

Liquefaction: a process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts like a fluid; can be triggered by earthquake shaking.

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* 5. The following hazards could potentially impact Grand Terrace and may be addressed in the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Please indicate the level of concern you perceive for each hazard that may affect you and City critical facilities and infrastructure. (Please check ONE response for each hazard)

  Not Concerned Somewhat Concerned Concerned Very Concerned Extremely Concerned
Dam/Reservoir Failure
Drought
Flood
Geologic Hazards - Expansive Soils and Land Subsidence
Hazardous Materials Release
Human-Caused - Pandemic
Human-Caused - Active Shooter
Human-Caused - Power Outage
Human-Caused - Train Derailment
Landslide and Rockfall
NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) Disaster
Severe Weather - Heavy Rains
Severe Weather - Windstorm/Santa Ana Winds
Severe Weather - Extreme Heat
Seismic Hazards - Fault Rupture and Ground Shaking
Seismic Hazards - Liquefaction
Wildfire

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* 6. Do you have professional or personal information related to specific hazard issues or problem areas (localized flooding, power outages) that the planning committee should be aware of (please provide as much detail as possible, including location and type of hazard)?

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* 7. How prepared is your household for a natural hazard or disaster (for example, wildfire, flood, earthquake, extended power outage)?

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* 8. Have you taken actions to make your home, business, or neighborhood more resistant to hazards (such as anchored furniture and service utilities, installed smoke detectors, regularly trim trees, fire smart landscaping, install drought tolerant landscaping, etc.)?

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* 9. Choose the top 3 ways you prefer to receive information about how to make your home and neighborhood more resistant to hazards?

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* 10. Are you aware of Grand Terrace Radio GT AM 1640 and its purpose to provide GT Residents live programming in the event of an emergency?

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* 11. How can Grand Terrace help you become better prepared for a disaster? Choose all that apply.

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* 12. What characteristics make members of your community more vulnerable during a hazard event? Consider evacuation, sheltering in place, or recovery actions. Choose all that apply.

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* 13. Please utilize the space below to provide any additional comments or insight into how local natural or human-caused hazards or disasters should be mitigated.

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* 14. Would you like to review and comment on the draft of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update?

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* 15. If you would like to be notified of future opportunities to participate in hazard mitigation and resilience planning, please provide your name and contact info:

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