Oxnard Disaster Preparedness Survey
If a major earthquake or disaster happened tomorrow, what would you do?
Your survey feedback will help the City to improve our disaster preparedness program to better meet the needs of our Oxnard community.
1.
Click
here
to see damage from the Northridge earthquake. If this happened in Oxnard tomorrow, what are the first three things you’d do?
Please list them below.
2.
How would you get information and updates?
(Please check all that apply)
Radio
TV News
Online news
Nextdoor.com
Facebook
Twitter (Now known as X)
Instagram
TikTok
I’ve signed up to receive VC Alert text messages
Oxnard.org
I would call the police non-emergency number
I would call 911
I would call the City
Text my neighbors, family and friends
Communicate with a WhatsApp group
Other (please specify)
3.
Who do you trust to help you in a disaster? Check all that apply.
Local church leaders
Family, friends or neighbors
Consulate
Oxnard Fire
Oxnard Police
Local nonprofit group (i.e. Red Cross, Food Share)
City staff and elected officials
Other (please specify)
4.
Where would you stay if you lost your home?
With family
With friends
At an emergency shelter
In a local hotel/Airbnb
Would travel out of town/state
5.
Do you experience any of the following in your daily life (check all that apply):
Struggle paying rent
Overcrowded housing
Lack of childcare
Fixed income
Unemployment
Seasonal employment
Limited English proficiency
Ineligible to receive public aid
Food insecurity
Mental or behavioral health
Have a medical disability (deaf, blind, speech, developmental or other)
Mobility and physical disabilities
Have limited or no savings
Lack of access to Internet
Do not own a vehicle
Lack of access to cell phone
Have no health insurance
Other (please specify)
6.
Would you be interested in participating in any of the following trainings?
Learning the basics of what to do in a disaster event
Creating emergency kits
Creating a family emergency plan
Creating a neighborhood emergency plan
Receiving specialized emergency training (i.e. Community Emergency Response Team [CERT] program)
Other (please specify)
7.
What is your zip code?
93030
93033
93035
93036
work in or visit Oxnard (live elsewhere)
8.
What is your age range?
18 - 30
31 - 45
46 - 64
65 and older
9.
How many people live in your home?
10.
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