Van Zandt County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Public Risk Assessment Survey

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1. Please choose your affiliation.

County

Municipal

Private Citizen

State

Private Sector, Small Business

COG

Hospital, ISD, Industry

VOAD, NGO

Other

None of the above

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2. Have you ever experienced a disaster?

Yes

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3. How concerned are you about the possibility of your community being
impacted by a disaster in the next 10 years?

Extremely

A lot

Moderately

A little

None at all

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4. Please rank the following natural hazards that present the highest to lowest threat to your community.

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5. Is your home or business located in a floodplain?

Yes

I don't know.

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6. If your home or business is located in a floodplain, do you have flood insurance?

Yes

I don't know.

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7. If you do not have flood insurance, why not?

I'm not located in a floodplain.

It's too expensive.

Never thought about it.

I don't need it because I'm elevated.

I don't think it's needed because it never floods where I live.

The flood maps are wrong.

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8. Have you taken any mitigation actions to make your home or community more resistant to damage from natural hazards?

Yes

I'm not sure what a mitigation action really is.

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9. If you have completed a mitigation action before, please choose all that apply.

Clear debris from ditches

Buy a tornado Safe Room

Elevate a house

Remove leaves and debris from roof and gutters

Dam repair

Generator, Lightning Rods, Warning Sirens

Other not listed

Trim Trees around electrical lines, bury electrical lines.

Pipe Insulation

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10. What's the best way for you to receive information about hazard mitigation?

Internet

NOAA Weather Radio

Public Meetings

Mail

Door to door campaigns

Television

School District meetings

Place of religious worship

Newspaper

Fair Grounds, Sporting Events

Social Media

Van Zandt County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Public Risk Assessment Survey

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* 1. Please choose your affiliation.

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* 2. Have you ever experienced a disaster?

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* 3. How concerned are you about the possibility of your community being impacted by a disaster in the next 10 years?

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* 4. Please rank the following natural hazards that present the highest to lowest threat to your community.

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

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* 6. If your home or business is located in a floodplain, do you have flood insurance?

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* 7. If you do not have flood insurance, why not?

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* 8. Have you taken any mitigation actions to make your home or community more resistant to damage from natural hazards?

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* 9. If you have completed a mitigation action before, please choose all that apply.

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* 10. What's the best way for you to receive information about hazard mitigation?

Van Zandt County 2026 Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Public Risk Assessment Survey

1. Please choose your affiliation.

2. Have you ever experienced a disaster?

3. How concerned are you about the possibility of your community being
impacted by a disaster in the next 10 years?

4. Please rank the following natural hazards that present the highest to lowest threat to your community.

5. Is your home or business located in a floodplain?

6. If your home or business is located in a floodplain, do you have flood insurance?

7. If you do not have flood insurance, why not?

8. Have you taken any mitigation actions to make your home or community more resistant to damage from natural hazards?

9. If you have completed a mitigation action before, please choose all that apply.

10. What's the best way for you to receive information about hazard mitigation?