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Subject Hazards
This Public Opinion Survey asks for your input to questions that relate to the following potential subject hazards
  • Severe Storm (Thunderstorm Winds; Damaging Lightning; Hail storm) 
  • Severe Winter Storm (Blizzard; Heavy Snow; Ice Storm)
  • Tornado
  • Extreme Heat
  • Flooding (Riverine/Overbank Flood; Flash Flood/Ponding)
  • Earthquake
  • Drought
  • Hazardous Materials Storage/Transport Release/Spill
  • Active Threat/Shooter
  • Cyber Security Attack/Disruption
  • Infectious Disease Outbreak

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* 1. Please check one box that indicates the community where your residence is located:

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* 2. Have you or someone in your household directly experienced or been indirectly impacted by any of the subject hazards?

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* 3. If you answered yes to the previous question, please indicate which hazard(s) and whether you/household member directly experienced or were indirectly impacted as a result of the hazard encounter(s).

  Directly Experienced Hazard Indirectly Impacted as Result of Hazard
Severe Storm (Thunderstorm Winds; Damaging Lightning; Hail Storm)
Severe winter Storm (Blizzard; Heavy Snow Storm; Ice Storm)
Tornado
Extreme Heat
Flooding (Riverine/Overbank Flood; Flash Flood/Ponding)
Earthquake
Drought
Hazardous Materials Storage/Transport Release/Spill
Active Threat/Active Shooter
Cyber Security Attack/Disruption
Infectious Disease Outbreak

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* 4. How concerned are you about the impacts of the potential subject hazards in your community?

  Very Concerned Somewhat Concerned Not Concerned
Severe Storm (Thunderstorm Winds; Damaging Lightning; Hail Storm)
Severe winter Storm (Blizzard; Heavy Snow Storm; Ice Storm)
Tornado
Extreme Heat
Flooding (Riverine/Overbank Flood; Flash Flood/Ponding)
Earthquake
Drought
Hazardous Materials Storage/Transport Release/Spill
Active Threat/Active Shooter
Cyber Security Attack/Disruption
Infectious Disease Outbreak

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* 5. Is your home or business located in a designated floodplain or flood zone?

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* 6. If you responded "Yes" to the above question, do you currently have flood insurance?

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* 7. The following statements will help determine citizen priorities regarding planning for actions that can be effective in reducing the impacts of the potential subject hazards in your community:

Thinking about potential hazards overall, please tell us how important each activity is to you.

  Very Important Somewhat Important Neutral Not Very Important Not IMportant
Protecting private property.
Protecting critical facilities (e.g., transportation networks, hospitals, fire stations).
Preventing development in 100-year flood special hazard areas.
Enhancing the function of natural features such as wetlands and streams.
Protecting historical and cultural landmarks.
Protecting and reducing damage to utilities.
Strengthening emergency services (e.g., police, fire, ambulance).
Disclosing flood hazard risks during real estate transactions.
Promoting cooperation among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations, and businesses. 

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* 8. Please check the box that best represents your opinion regarding the community-wide strategies listed below to reduce the risk and loss associated with the potential subject hazards.

  Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Not sure
I support a regulatory approach to reducing risk. (Governments utilize a regulatory approach to adopt ordinances [rules] to restrict or direct certain activities. Aspects of a regulatory process include public review, requiring a developing or building permit, build-out inspections, and regulation enforcement.)   
I support a non-regulatory approach to reducing risk. (A non-regulatory approach typically would consist of encouraging voluntary efforts to meet a certain performance standard.)
I support a mix of both regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to reducing risk. (This approach may feature flexible performance standards or utilize incentives as rewards if a minimum performance standard is met.)  
I support policies to prohibit development in areas subject to flood hazards.
I support the use of tax dollars (federal and/or local) to compensate landowners for not developing in areas subject to flood hazards.
I support the use of local tax dollars to reduce risks and losses from the subject hazards.
I support protecting historical and cultural structures. 
I am willing to make my home or places of business more resistant to the profile hazards.
I support development of a post-disaster recovery plan that contains guidance and prioritized actions to implement following as disaster event.
I support maintaining a local inventory of at-risk building and infrastructure.

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* 9. Please add comments you may have about community-wide strategies to consider in developing hazard mitigation actions to implement as resources may allow:

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* 10. Considering the potential subject hazards in general, in the following list, please check those activities that you have done in your household, plan to do in the near future, have not done, or are unable to do.

Please check one answer for each mitigation/preparedness activity.

  Have Done Plan To Do Not Done Unable To Do
Attended meetings or received written information on hazards events or emergency preparedness.
Talked with members in your household about what to do in case of a natural disaster or technical hazards emergency.
Developed a "Household/Family Emergency Plan" in order to decide what everyone would do in the event of a disater or hazards emergency. 
Prepared a "Disaster Supply Kit"" (stored extra food, water, batteries, or other emergency supplies).
Received training in First Aid or Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in the last year.
Signed up to receive an area-wide warning text-messages or email alerts about weather and other hazards.
Have an operable all-hazards weather radio in your home.
Discussed or created a utility shutoff procedure in the event of a natural hazard event (e.g., tornado, earthquake, flood).

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* 11. Please add comments you may have about activities to consider as possible hazard mitigation actions: 

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* 12. What would be be most effective way for you to receive information about how to make your household and home safer from the subject hazards under review? Please check up to three. 

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* 13. Would you like more information about any of the following:

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