DeKalb County Resident Survey

1. Public Survey: DeKalb County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

DeKalb County is updating its Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The goal of the HMP is to reduce the impacts of natural hazards by identifying potential hazards and developing mitigation strategies. This important planning process makes our communities more resilient and better prepared before a disaster happens.

Public opinion is important to the planning process. Your comments will help inform your community’s representatives who are on the HMP planning committee. By participating in this five-year update of the plan, your community will also remain eligible for mitigation funding programs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your opinions.
Thank you.

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* 1. Where in the county do you live? Please select your community from the list:

Village of Amity

City of Clarksdale

City of Maysville

City of Osborn

City of Stewartsville

City of Union Star

Village of Weatherby

Unincorporated DeKalb County

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* 2. Please indicate your opinion on the likelihood for each hazard to impact your community using the following rating system. Please rate EACH hazard using the following rating system:

	Unlikely	Occasional	Likely	Highly Likely
Dam Failure	Dam Failure Unlikely	Dam Failure Occasional	Dam Failure Likely	Dam Failure Highly Likely
Drought	Drought Unlikely	Drought Occasional	Drought Likely	Drought Highly Likely
Earthquake	Earthquake Unlikely	Earthquake Occasional	Earthquake Likely	Earthquake Highly Likely
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat Unlikely	Extreme Heat Occasional	Extreme Heat Likely	Extreme Heat Highly Likely
Fire	Fire Unlikely	Fire Occasional	Fire Likely	Fire Highly Likely
Flooding (Flash and River)	Flooding (Flash and River) Unlikely	Flooding (Flash and River) Occasional	Flooding (Flash and River) Likely	Flooding (Flash and River) Highly Likely
Land Subsidence/Sinkhole	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Unlikely	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Occasional	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Likely	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Highly Likely
Levee Failure	Levee Failure Unlikely	Levee Failure Occasional	Levee Failure Likely	Levee Failure Highly Likely
Public Health Outbreak	Public Health Outbreak Unlikely	Public Health Outbreak Occasional	Public Health Outbreak Likely	Public Health Outbreak Highly Likely
Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Unlikely	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Occasional	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Likely	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Highly Likely
Tornado	Tornado Unlikely	Tornado Occasional	Tornado Likely	Tornado Highly Likely
Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Unlikely	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Occasional	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Likely	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Highly Likely

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* 3. Please indicate your opinion on the potential magnitude of each hazard's impact on your community using the following rating system:

	No Impact	Limited	Critical	Catastrophic
Dam Failure	Dam Failure No Impact	Dam Failure Limited	Dam Failure Critical	Dam Failure Catastrophic
Drought	Drought No Impact	Drought Limited	Drought Critical	Drought Catastrophic
Earthquake	Earthquake No Impact	Earthquake Limited	Earthquake Critical	Earthquake Catastrophic
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat No Impact	Extreme Heat Limited	Extreme Heat Critical	Extreme Heat Catastrophic
Fire	Fire No Impact	Fire Limited	Fire Critical	Fire Catastrophic
Flooding (Flash and River)	Flooding (Flash and River) No Impact	Flooding (Flash and River) Limited	Flooding (Flash and River) Critical	Flooding (Flash and River) Catastrophic
Land Subsidence/Sinkhole	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole No Impact	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Limited	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Critical	Land Subsidence/Sinkhole Catastrophic
Levee Failure	Levee Failure No Impact	Levee Failure Limited	Levee Failure Critical	Levee Failure Catastrophic
Public Health Outbreak	Public Health Outbreak No Impact	Public Health Outbreak Limited	Public Health Outbreak Critical	Public Health Outbreak Catastrophic
Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail No Impact	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Limited	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Critical	Thunderstorm/High Winds/Lightning/Hail Catastrophic
Tornado	Tornado No Impact	Tornado Limited	Tornado Critical	Tornado Catastrophic
Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold No Impact	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Limited	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Critical	Winter Weather/Snow/Ice/Severe Cold Catastrophic

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* 4. In your opinion, which of the following strategies are the most effective investments to reduce the risk of future hazard damage? Please check all that apply.

Upgrade infrastructure

Avoid new construction in areas prone to damage

Work more closely with private property owners

Invest more resources in preventative maintenance

Conduct education and awareness programs

Invest in more monitoring and planning for protection of community assets

Planning to address hazards

Investment in health care facilities & public health outreach

Acquisition of safety equipment

Other (please specify)

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* 5. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants are administered by the State Emergency Management Agency. Listed below are some types of projects considered.

Please indicate your opinion as to which projects could benefit your community. Check all that you think would be beneficial.

Flood-prone Property Acquisition &
Structure Demolition /Relocation

Flood-Prone Structure Elevation

Structural Retrofitting of Existing Buildings
to Add a Tornado Safe Room

Wildfire Mitigation

Minor Localized Flood Reduction Projects
(storm water management or localized flood control projects)

Retrofitting of Existing Buildings, and Facilities
from Wind Damage.

New Tornado Safe Room Construction

Electrical Utilities Infrastructure Retrofit

Soil Erosion Stabilization

Safety Equipment/PPE

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please comment on any other issues that the Buchanan County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee should consider in developing a strategy to reduce future losses caused by natural/man-made disasters.

DeKalb County Resident Survey

1. Public Survey: DeKalb County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

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* 1. Where in the county do you live? Please select your community from the list:

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* 2. Please indicate your opinion on the likelihood for each hazard to impact your community using the following rating system. Please rate EACH hazard using the following rating system:

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* 3. Please indicate your opinion on the potential magnitude of each hazard's impact on your community using the following rating system:

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* 4. In your opinion, which of the following strategies are the most effective investments to reduce the risk of future hazard damage? Please check all that apply.

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* 5. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants are administered by the State Emergency Management Agency. Listed below are some types of projects considered. Please indicate your opinion as to which projects could benefit your community. Check all that you think would be beneficial.

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* 6. Please comment on any other issues that the Buchanan County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee should consider in developing a strategy to reduce future losses caused by natural/man-made disasters.

* 5. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants are administered by the State Emergency Management Agency. Listed below are some types of projects considered.

Please indicate your opinion as to which projects could benefit your community. Check all that you think would be beneficial.