Linn County Natural Hazards Survey

Linn County Natural Hazards History

Please take a minute to complete this short survey about natural hazards in Linn County. Also, please feel free to share this survey with other stakeholders or constituents.

This survey will help us consider which natural hazards are most frequent, which are the most likely to cause damage or loss, which hazards Linn County residents are most prepared for and those that are likely to cause the most damage, if they occur.

Thank you for your time.

Questions or comments should be addressed to Susan Millhauser (susan.millhauser@dlcd.oregon.gov or 971-718-1584)

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* 1. What places in Linn County are you most familiar with?

City of Albany

City of Brownsville

City of Gates

City of Halsey

City of Harrisburg

City of Idanha

City of Lebanon

City of Lyons

City of Mill City

City of Millersburg

City of Scio

City of Sodaville

City of Sweet Home

City of Tangent

City of Waterloo

Cascadia

Crabtree

Crawfordsville

Holley

Peoria

Shedd

West Scio

Other unincorporated parts of the county

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* 2. How were you affected by the natural hazard event?

Property was damaged

Someone was hurt

Someone lost their life

The roads were blocked

The power went out

The way I make a living was affected

Never experienced a natural hazard event

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What natural hazards concern you and your family most?

	1 (Not concerned)	2	3	4	5 (extremely concerned)
Winter Storms/Ice Storms	Winter Storms/Ice Storms 1 (Not concerned)	Winter Storms/Ice Storms 2	Winter Storms/Ice Storms 3	Winter Storms/Ice Storms 4	Winter Storms/Ice Storms 5 (extremely concerned)
Floods	Floods 1 (Not concerned)	Floods 2	Floods 3	Floods 4	Floods 5 (extremely concerned)
Landslides/Avalanches	Landslides/Avalanches 1 (Not concerned)	Landslides/Avalanches 2	Landslides/Avalanches 3	Landslides/Avalanches 4	Landslides/Avalanches 5 (extremely concerned)
Wildfires	Wildfires 1 (Not concerned)	Wildfires 2	Wildfires 3	Wildfires 4	Wildfires 5 (extremely concerned)
Windstorms/Tornadoes	Windstorms/Tornadoes 1 (Not concerned)	Windstorms/Tornadoes 2	Windstorms/Tornadoes 3	Windstorms/Tornadoes 4	Windstorms/Tornadoes 5 (extremely concerned)
Drought	Drought 1 (Not concerned)	Drought 2	Drought 3	Drought 4	Drought 5 (extremely concerned)
Earthquakes	Earthquakes 1 (Not concerned)	Earthquakes 2	Earthquakes 3	Earthquakes 4	Earthquakes 5 (extremely concerned)
Volcanic eruptions	Volcanic eruptions 1 (Not concerned)	Volcanic eruptions 2	Volcanic eruptions 3	Volcanic eruptions 4	Volcanic eruptions 5 (extremely concerned)
Smoke or bad air quality	Smoke or bad air quality 1 (Not concerned)	Smoke or bad air quality 2	Smoke or bad air quality 3	Smoke or bad air quality 4	Smoke or bad air quality 5 (extremely concerned)
Excessive Heat	Excessive Heat 1 (Not concerned)	Excessive Heat 2	Excessive Heat 3	Excessive Heat 4	Excessive Heat 5 (extremely concerned)
Dam Failure	Dam Failure 1 (Not concerned)	Dam Failure 2	Dam Failure 3	Dam Failure 4	Dam Failure 5 (extremely concerned)

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* 4. How do you presently receive information on how to protect your household and property from damage due to natural disaster?

	Always	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
City or county website	City or county website Always	City or county website Sometimes	City or county website Rarely	City or county website Never	City or county website
City or county social media account	City or county social media account Always	City or county social media account Sometimes	City or county social media account Rarely	City or county social media account Never	City or county social media account
Linn-Benton ALERT	Linn-Benton ALERT Always	Linn-Benton ALERT Sometimes	Linn-Benton ALERT Rarely	Linn-Benton ALERT Never	Linn-Benton ALERT
Community-run Facebook groups	Community-run Facebook groups Always	Community-run Facebook groups Sometimes	Community-run Facebook groups Rarely	Community-run Facebook groups Never	Community-run Facebook groups
Other websites	Other websites Always	Other websites Sometimes	Other websites Rarely	Other websites Never	Other websites
Local newspaper	Local newspaper Always	Local newspaper Sometimes	Local newspaper Rarely	Local newspaper Never	Local newspaper
TV	TV Always	TV Sometimes	TV Rarely	TV Never	TV
Radio	Radio Always	Radio Sometimes	Radio Rarely	Radio Never	Radio
My child's school	My child's school Always	My child's school Sometimes	My child's school Rarely	My child's school Never	My child's school
Mail	Mail Always	Mail Sometimes	Mail Rarely	Mail Never	Mail
Fact sheet/brochures	Fact sheet/brochures Always	Fact sheet/brochures Sometimes	Fact sheet/brochures Rarely	Fact sheet/brochures Never	Fact sheet/brochures
Extension service	Extension service Always	Extension service Sometimes	Extension service Rarely	Extension service Never	Extension service
Workshops/meetings	Workshops/meetings Always	Workshops/meetings Sometimes	Workshops/meetings Rarely	Workshops/meetings Never	Workshops/meetings

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* 5. If there are other ways you currently receive information on how to protect your household and property from damage due to natural disasters, please let us know.

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* 6. How do you feel your community is doing to make people aware of the natural hazards that they may face?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

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* 7. Do you and your family have an emergency kit?

Yes

Working on it

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* 8. If you do not have a kit, what is the reason?

Cost

Time

Don't see a need

Not sure what to put in a kit

Someone else will help me in an emergency

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* 9. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?

Yes

Working on it

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* 10. If you do not have a plan, what is the reason why?

No interest

Don't see a need

I'm not sure how to make a plan

Someone else will help me if there is a need

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* 11. Linn County and its cities are currently updating our Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. The plan will help you, county and city leaders better understand your risk of natural hazards and help to reduce that risk. To see a copy of the existing plan visit (Linn County 2017 NHMP)

Please share any question or comments that you have about the plan.