Rochester Severe Weather, Technological, and Human-Caused Hazards

Risk Assessment

This is a short survey that will help us identify areas of concern raised by residents of Rochester as we update our Hazard Mitigation Plan. It includes questions about severe weather events, environmental issues, and transportation issues as they pertain to safety for residents and visitors. The survey should take approximately 4 minutes. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. If you have any questions, contact Lisa Murphy, SRPC at lmurphy@strafford.org.

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* 1. How concerned about the following natural disasters, severe weather events, human/technological hazards impacting our city?

	No Concern	Average Concern	Very Concerned
Flooding	Flooding No Concern	Flooding Average Concern	Flooding Very Concerned
Drought	Drought No Concern	Drought Average Concern	Drought Very Concerned
Earthquake	Earthquake No Concern	Earthquake Average Concern	Earthquake Very Concerned
Extreme Temperatures (temperatures above 90 or below 0 degrees)	Extreme Temperatures (temperatures above 90 or below 0 degrees) No Concern	Extreme Temperatures (temperatures above 90 or below 0 degrees) Average Concern	Extreme Temperatures (temperatures above 90 or below 0 degrees) Very Concerned
High Wind: Tornadoes, Downbursts, Severe Wind	High Wind: Tornadoes, Downbursts, Severe Wind No Concern	High Wind: Tornadoes, Downbursts, Severe Wind Average Concern	High Wind: Tornadoes, Downbursts, Severe Wind Very Concerned
Infectious Disease	Infectious Disease No Concern	Infectious Disease Average Concern	Infectious Disease Very Concerned
Landslide	Landslide No Concern	Landslide Average Concern	Landslide Very Concerned
Lightning	Lightning No Concern	Lightning Average Concern	Lightning Very Concerned
Severe Winter Weather: Heavy snow amounts, ice storms, blizzard, nor'easter	Severe Winter Weather: Heavy snow amounts, ice storms, blizzard, nor'easter No Concern	Severe Winter Weather: Heavy snow amounts, ice storms, blizzard, nor'easter Average Concern	Severe Winter Weather: Heavy snow amounts, ice storms, blizzard, nor'easter Very Concerned
Solar Storm and Space Weather: Radio blackouts/interference, solar radiation, solar flare	Solar Storm and Space Weather: Radio blackouts/interference, solar radiation, solar flare No Concern	Solar Storm and Space Weather: Radio blackouts/interference, solar radiation, solar flare Average Concern	Solar Storm and Space Weather: Radio blackouts/interference, solar radiation, solar flare Very Concerned
Tropical Storm and Hurricane	Tropical Storm and Hurricane No Concern	Tropical Storm and Hurricane Average Concern	Tropical Storm and Hurricane Very Concerned
Wildfire	Wildfire No Concern	Wildfire Average Concern	Wildfire Very Concerned
Hazardous Materials	Hazardous Materials No Concern	Hazardous Materials Average Concern	Hazardous Materials Very Concerned
Known and Emerging Contaminants: Drinking water contaminants, PFAs, saltwater intrusion	Known and Emerging Contaminants: Drinking water contaminants, PFAs, saltwater intrusion No Concern	Known and Emerging Contaminants: Drinking water contaminants, PFAs, saltwater intrusion Average Concern	Known and Emerging Contaminants: Drinking water contaminants, PFAs, saltwater intrusion Very Concerned
Long-term Utility Outage: 7 days or more	Long-term Utility Outage: 7 days or more No Concern	Long-term Utility Outage: 7 days or more Average Concern	Long-term Utility Outage: 7 days or more Very Concerned
Cyber Threats	Cyber Threats No Concern	Cyber Threats Average Concern	Cyber Threats Very Concerned
Large Crowd Events	Large Crowd Events No Concern	Large Crowd Events Average Concern	Large Crowd Events Very Concerned

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* 2. Are there areas of concern for road damage due to flooding?

Area of concern #1

Area of concern #2

Area of concern #3

Area of concern #4

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* 3. In your opinion, are there areas in Rochester that need improvements for stormwater management (culvert upgrades, ditching improvements, etc.)?

Yes

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* 4. If you answered yes to the previous question, please provide a brief description and location.

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* 5. Are there areas of concern for wildfires in Rochester?

Yes

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* 6. If you entered yes to the previous question, please provide a brief description and location.

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* 7. Please add any comments, descriptions, or locations that you have about safety in town due to severe weather events, drinking water contaminants, hazardous materials storage/spills or other hazards listed in Question 1.