LaMoure County Hazard Planning Survey

LaMoure County and the cities of LaMoure, Verona, Berlin, Edgeley, Kulm, Jud, Dickey, and Marion are preparing a plan to help reduce the impacts of hazards and disasters. This plan makes us eligible for funding if there is a disaster in the County, and it helps us be better prepared to meet the challenges such emergencies bring.

Please answer the following questions to help us understand what you think are the biggest concerns about hazards. Please remember to click the DONE button at the end when you have finished. Thank you.

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* 1. Where do you live?

LaMoure

Verona

Berlin

Edgeley

Kulm

Jud

Dickey

Marion

Rural LaMoure County

Do Not Live in LaMoure County

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* 2. Please rank these natural hazards with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

Severe summer storms

Severe winter storms

Flooding

Drought

Communicable disease (animal and human populations)

Wildfire

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* 3. Please rank these human caused or technological hazards with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

Levee/dike/dam failure

Hazardous materials release

Terrorist/active killer incident

City fire

Transportation threats

Shortage or outage of critical materials

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* 4. If your home was no longer safe to be in because of a disaster, do you know where you would seek shelter?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered yes to Question 4, where would you seek shelter?

A neighbor, friend or family member’s home

A community shelter

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Is your home located in a floodplain?

Yes

Don’t know

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* 7. Has your home ever been threatened by flooding?

Yes

Not to my knowledge

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* 8. Do you have flood insurance?

Yes

Don’t know

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* 9. If you don’t have flood insurance, why not?

Not required by mortgage company

Not available for my property

Too expensive

Not necessary because my home never floods

Not necessary because my property is elevated or otherwise protected

Never considered it

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Potential ways to reduce the effects of flooding are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

Construct levees/dikes

Educate about the benefits of flood insurance

Identify roads that tend to wash out and protect them

Install riprap on river banks that are eroding and threatening to damage buildings

Restrict development in high risk flood areas

Upgrade municipal storm water management infrastructure

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Potential ways to reduce the effects of severe summer storms are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

Back up power sources

Building code enforcement

Construction/designation of community shelters

Install shatter resistant windows on key public facilities

Install surge protection on critical electronic equipment

Public education on summer storm safety

Require shelter plan for mobile home parks

Warning sirens

Cell phone alerts

Weather radio notifications

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Potential ways to reduce the effects of severe winter storms are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

Back up power sources

Put power lines underground

Weather radio notifications

Cell phone alerts

Public education on winter storm safety

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Having adequate transportation facilities is important to daily life and emergency services in LaMoure County. Please select up to three aspects of transportation that you think need to be addressed in the County.

Travel at unsafe speeds

Need for more rural transit service

Road conditions

Road safety

There are no transportation aspects that need to be addressed

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Do you think emergency medical care and services are adequate in LaMoure County?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 15. If you answered yes or no for Question 14, what are your reasons for thinking so?

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* 16. Does your household have personal/family emergency preparedness plans?

Yes

Don't know

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* 17. Does your household have sufficient supplies and equipment in place to live without power or transportation for five days?

Yes

Don't know

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* 18. Please rank these potential LaMoure County issues with 1 being most concerning and 7 being least concerning to you.

More affordable housing

Maintained or improved emergency medical services

Limiting development outside of incorporated cities

Increased economic development activity

Building permit system to ensure good quality homes and business buildings

Permit system to ensure buildings are not built where they may be harmed by flooding

Other

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* 1. Where do you live?

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* 2. Please rank these natural hazards with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

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* 3. Please rank these human caused or technological hazards with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

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* 4. If your home was no longer safe to be in because of a disaster, do you know where you would seek shelter?

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* 5. If you answered yes to Question 4, where would you seek shelter?

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* 6. Is your home located in a floodplain?

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* 7. Has your home ever been threatened by flooding?

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* 8. Do you have flood insurance?

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* 9. If you don’t have flood insurance, why not?

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* 10. Potential ways to reduce the effects of flooding are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

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* 11. Potential ways to reduce the effects of severe summer storms are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

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* 12. Potential ways to reduce the effects of severe winter storms are shown below. Please select up to three you think are most important to pursue in LaMoure County.

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* 13. Having adequate transportation facilities is important to daily life and emergency services in LaMoure County. Please select up to three aspects of transportation that you think need to be addressed in the County.

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* 14. Do you think emergency medical care and services are adequate in LaMoure County?

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* 15. If you answered yes or no for Question 14, what are your reasons for thinking so?

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* 16. Does your household have personal/family emergency preparedness plans?

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* 17. Does your household have sufficient supplies and equipment in place to live without power or transportation for five days?

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* 18. Please rank these potential LaMoure County issues with 1 being most concerning and 7 being least concerning to you.

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* 19. Related to Question 18, please list the "Other" issue(s) that are concerning to you.