Tioga County Hazard Mitigation Plan - Community Preparedness Survey

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* 1. Please indicate your age range:

18-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

60+

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* 2. Please tell us which municipality you live in.

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* 3. What is your zip code?

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* 4. How long have you lived in the county?

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

6-9 years

10-20 years

20+ years

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* 5. Do you own or rent your place of residence?

Own

Rent

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* 6. Please rate how prepared you and your household are for the probable impacts of natural hazard events likely to occur within the county?

Unsure

Least prepared

Somewhat prepared

Prepared

Most prepared

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* 7. What tools have you used to prepare for the potential impacts from natural hazard events that may occur within the county? (Please check all that apply)

Emergency preparedness information from a government source (e.g. federal, state, or local emergency management).

Locally provided news or other media information.

Schools and other academic institutions.

Attended meetings that have dealt with disaster preparedness.

I have taken precautionary measures to protect my property through retrofits or when the structure was constructed.

None.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How concerned are you about the following hazards impacting the county? (Click link that appears when hovering over "hazards" above for hazard description/definitions provided by FEMA).

	Not concerned	Somewhat concerned	Very concerned	Extremely concerned
Drought	Drought Not concerned	Drought Somewhat concerned	Drought Very concerned	Drought Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Flooding	Flooding Not concerned	Flooding Somewhat concerned	Flooding Very concerned	Flooding Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Nor'easter	Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Nor'easter Not concerned	Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Nor'easter Somewhat concerned	Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Nor'easter Very concerned	Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Nor'easter Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Ice Jam Flooding	Ice Jam Flooding Not concerned	Ice Jam Flooding Somewhat concerned	Ice Jam Flooding Very concerned	Ice Jam Flooding Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Invasive species	Invasive species Not concerned	Invasive species Somewhat concerned	Invasive species Very concerned	Invasive species Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Landslide	Landslide Not concerned	Landslide Somewhat concerned	Landslide Very concerned	Landslide Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Pandemic/infectious disease	Pandemic/infectious disease Not concerned	Pandemic/infectious disease Somewhat concerned	Pandemic/infectious disease Very concerned	Pandemic/infectious disease Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Tornado/windstorm	Tornado/windstorm Not concerned	Tornado/windstorm Somewhat concerned	Tornado/windstorm Very concerned	Tornado/windstorm Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Wildfire	Wildfire Not concerned	Wildfire Somewhat concerned	Wildfire Very concerned	Wildfire Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Winter Storms	Winter Storms Not concerned	Winter Storms Somewhat concerned	Winter Storms Very concerned	Winter Storms Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Dam/Levee failure	Dam/Levee failure Not concerned	Dam/Levee failure Somewhat concerned	Dam/Levee failure Very concerned	Dam/Levee failure Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Disorientation	Disorientation Not concerned	Disorientation Somewhat concerned	Disorientation Very concerned	Disorientation Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Environmental hazard	Environmental hazard Not concerned	Environmental hazard Somewhat concerned	Environmental hazard Very concerned	Environmental hazard Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Terrorism	Terrorism Not concerned	Terrorism Somewhat concerned	Terrorism Very concerned	Terrorism Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Transportation accidents	Transportation accidents Not concerned	Transportation accidents Somewhat concerned	Transportation accidents Very concerned	Transportation accidents Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Utility Interruptions	Utility Interruptions Not concerned	Utility Interruptions Somewhat concerned	Utility Interruptions Very concerned	Utility Interruptions Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Emergency Services	Emergency Services Not concerned	Emergency Services Somewhat concerned	Emergency Services Very concerned	Emergency Services Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Opioid Addiction	Opioid Addiction Not concerned	Opioid Addiction Somewhat concerned	Opioid Addiction Very concerned	Opioid Addiction Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Civil Disturbance/Criminal Activity	Civil Disturbance/Criminal Activity Not concerned	Civil Disturbance/Criminal Activity Somewhat concerned	Civil Disturbance/Criminal Activity Very concerned	Civil Disturbance/Criminal Activity Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Cyber Terrorism	Cyber Terrorism Not concerned	Cyber Terrorism Somewhat concerned	Cyber Terrorism Very concerned	Cyber Terrorism Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Nuclear Incidents	Nuclear Incidents Not concerned	Nuclear Incidents Somewhat concerned	Nuclear Incidents Very concerned	Nuclear Incidents Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Subsidence and Sinkhole	Subsidence and Sinkhole Not concerned	Subsidence and Sinkhole Somewhat concerned	Subsidence and Sinkhole Very concerned	Subsidence and Sinkhole Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.
Radon Exposure	Radon Exposure Not concerned	Radon Exposure Somewhat concerned	Radon Exposure Very concerned	Radon Exposure Extremely concerned
In the past 10 years have you or someone in your household experienced this hazard within the county? If so, give a short explanation.

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* 9. Please rate the MOST EFFECTIVE ways for you to receive information on natural disasters.

	Does Not Apply	Not Effective	Effective	Very Effective
Text Alerting	Text Alerting Does Not Apply	Text Alerting Not Effective	Text Alerting Effective	Text Alerting Very Effective
Newspaper	Newspaper Does Not Apply	Newspaper Not Effective	Newspaper Effective	Newspaper Very Effective
County or Municipal Websites	County or Municipal Websites Does Not Apply	County or Municipal Websites Not Effective	County or Municipal Websites Effective	County or Municipal Websites Very Effective
Local Government E-mail	Local Government E-mail Does Not Apply	Local Government E-mail Not Effective	Local Government E-mail Effective	Local Government E-mail Very Effective
Police Department/Fire Department/EMS	Police Department/Fire Department/EMS Does Not Apply	Police Department/Fire Department/EMS Not Effective	Police Department/Fire Department/EMS Effective	Police Department/Fire Department/EMS Very Effective
Telephone Book	Telephone Book Does Not Apply	Telephone Book Not Effective	Telephone Book Effective	Telephone Book Very Effective
Informational Brochures	Informational Brochures Does Not Apply	Informational Brochures Not Effective	Informational Brochures Effective	Informational Brochures Very Effective
Public Meetings/Town Hall Meetings/Public Awareness Events	Public Meetings/Town Hall Meetings/Public Awareness Events Does Not Apply	Public Meetings/Town Hall Meetings/Public Awareness Events Not Effective	Public Meetings/Town Hall Meetings/Public Awareness Events Effective	Public Meetings/Town Hall Meetings/Public Awareness Events Very Effective
Workshops	Workshops Does Not Apply	Workshops Not Effective	Workshops Effective	Workshops Very Effective
School - Programs/Handouts	School - Programs/Handouts Does Not Apply	School - Programs/Handouts Not Effective	School - Programs/Handouts Effective	School - Programs/Handouts Very Effective
TV News/Advertising	TV News/Advertising Does Not Apply	TV News/Advertising Not Effective	TV News/Advertising Effective	TV News/Advertising Very Effective
Radio News/Advertising	Radio News/Advertising Does Not Apply	Radio News/Advertising Not Effective	Radio News/Advertising Effective	Radio News/Advertising Very Effective
Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards, Posters)	Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards, Posters) Does Not Apply	Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards, Posters) Not Effective	Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards, Posters) Effective	Outdoor Advertising (i.e. Billboards, Posters) Very Effective
Internet Advertising	Internet Advertising Does Not Apply	Internet Advertising Not Effective	Internet Advertising Effective	Internet Advertising Very Effective
Facebook	Facebook Does Not Apply	Facebook Not Effective	Facebook Effective	Facebook Very Effective
Twitter	Twitter Does Not Apply	Twitter Not Effective	Twitter Effective	Twitter Very Effective
Instagram	Instagram Does Not Apply	Instagram Not Effective	Instagram Effective	Instagram Very Effective
Pinterest	Pinterest Does Not Apply	Pinterest Not Effective	Pinterest Effective	Pinterest Very Effective
Blogs	Blogs Does Not Apply	Blogs Not Effective	Blogs Effective	Blogs Very Effective
Chamber of Commerce	Chamber of Commerce Does Not Apply	Chamber of Commerce Not Effective	Chamber of Commerce Effective	Chamber of Commerce Very Effective
Public Library/Books	Public Library/Books Does Not Apply	Public Library/Books Not Effective	Public Library/Books Effective	Public Library/Books Very Effective

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Which place(s) best reflects what you value about your community? (Select all that apply.)

Downtown/village shops or commercial district (Ex: "Main Street").

Residential neighborhoods.

Public/Institutional buildings (Ex: schools, municipal/government buildings).

Religious properties.

Agricultural properties (Ex: barns, farmhouses).

Recreational/tourism-related properties (Ex: lodges, resorts, cabins, cottages).

Industrial properties (Ex: mills, factories).

Transportation-related properties (Ex: railroad facilities, bridges, fuel stations).

Other (please specify)