Garfield County Colorado - Community Wildfire Protection Plan Survey

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* 2. Do you know what the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is?

Yes

Unknown

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* 3. Do you currently live in a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone or fire prone area?

Yes

Unknown

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* 4. Are you prepared to evacuate if provided information on where and how to evacuate?

Yes

Unknown

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* 5. What would be your most serious obstacle if you needed to evacuate?

Smoke

Blocked roads from debris

Traffic

Narrow, winding, or steep access roads

Lack of information on where to evacuate to

Flames interrupting evacuation route

Inability to evacuate (no vehicle, funds to evacuate, pets)

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What measures have you taken to protect your home or property from wildfire?

	Have Done	Plan to Do	Not Done	Unable to Do
Built structures or home with fire resistant materials	Built structures or home with fire resistant materials Have Done	Built structures or home with fire resistant materials Plan to Do	Built structures or home with fire resistant materials Not Done	Built structures or home with fire resistant materials Unable to Do
Retrofitted home with fire-resistant building or roofing materials	Retrofitted home with fire-resistant building or roofing materials Have Done	Retrofitted home with fire-resistant building or roofing materials Plan to Do	Retrofitted home with fire-resistant building or roofing materials Not Done	Retrofitted home with fire-resistant building or roofing materials Unable to Do
Cleared litter/debris/vegetation/combustible materials from around your home	Cleared litter/debris/vegetation/combustible materials from around your home Have Done	Cleared litter/debris/vegetation/combustible materials from around your home Plan to Do	Cleared litter/debris/vegetation/combustible materials from around your home Not Done	Cleared litter/debris/vegetation/combustible materials from around your home Unable to Do
Signed up for emergency notifications system through county dispatch	Signed up for emergency notifications system through county dispatch Have Done	Signed up for emergency notifications system through county dispatch Plan to Do	Signed up for emergency notifications system through county dispatch Not Done	Signed up for emergency notifications system through county dispatch Unable to Do
Install sprinklers/fire suppression resources	Install sprinklers/fire suppression resources Have Done	Install sprinklers/fire suppression resources Plan to Do	Install sprinklers/fire suppression resources Not Done	Install sprinklers/fire suppression resources Unable to Do
Identified possible evacuation options from your neighborhood	Identified possible evacuation options from your neighborhood Have Done	Identified possible evacuation options from your neighborhood Plan to Do	Identified possible evacuation options from your neighborhood Not Done	Identified possible evacuation options from your neighborhood Unable to Do
Made preparations to evacuate from your home if needed	Made preparations to evacuate from your home if needed Have Done	Made preparations to evacuate from your home if needed Plan to Do	Made preparations to evacuate from your home if needed Not Done	Made preparations to evacuate from your home if needed Unable to Do

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* 7. If you have not taken steps to mitigate your home or property to wildfire, why not?

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* 8. To the best of your knowledge, what are the greatest contributing factors to wildfires starting or spreading in your area? (Select all that apply)

Tree density

Dead vegetation buildup

Dilapidated structures

Weather conditions (temperature, wind speed, lightning strikes)

Climate conditions (periods of drought or extreme heat)

Housing density and/or building materials types

Human-started fires

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How do you feel about current building codes and wildfire prevention ordinances in place?

Codes should be stronger

Codes are strong enough

Codes are too strong

Unknown

Indifferent

Why did you make this selection?

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* 10. What is your preferred communication method to receive information about current wildfire events or ways to reduce your risk to wildfires?

County and Community Website/social media

Social Media (Facebook/Twitter/Nextdoor)

Emergency Text Alerts (limited to during current wildfire events)

Radio Alerts

Local news - newspaper, websites, TV

Social Events (fairs, craft shows, sport events, etc.)

Other (please specify)

Garfield County Colorado - Community Wildfire Protection Plan Survey

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* 1. What community, fire district, or special district do you live in?

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* 2. Do you know what the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is?

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* 3. Do you currently live in a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) zone or fire prone area?

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* 4. Are you prepared to evacuate if provided information on where and how to evacuate?

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* 5. What would be your most serious obstacle if you needed to evacuate?

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* 6. What measures have you taken to protect your home or property from wildfire?

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* 7. If you have not taken steps to mitigate your home or property to wildfire, why not?

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* 8. To the best of your knowledge, what are the greatest contributing factors to wildfires starting or spreading in your area? (Select all that apply)

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* 9. How do you feel about current building codes and wildfire prevention ordinances in place?

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* 10. What is your preferred communication method to receive information about current wildfire events or ways to reduce your risk to wildfires?

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* 11. What is one thing you would like your local community or fire protection districts to do to reduce potential risk from wildfire events?