Warner Hazard Mitigation Committee 2024

The Town of Warner, NH is updating its 2019 Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Hazard Mitigation Committee developed a Survey to obtain your opinions about severe weather events, disasters, natural hazards, and mitigation of these hazards & events in Warner. Your responses will help make our community more resilient to disasters and severe weather. Individual responses will be kept anonymous and will be compiled for the 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan's data collection to help direct priorities.
 
Please fill out our Hazard Mitigation & Severe Weather Event Survey. This 10-15 minute Survey will remain open throughout the planning process, so feel free to enter your response anytime. Tell others about this Survey and encourage them to fill it out too.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WarnerNH-HazMit

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* 1. Which roads, areas, or water bodies are you most concerned about in Warner when storms or severe weather or other hazard events occur? Check all that apply.

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* 2. How concerned are you about the following natural hazards, storms/severe weather events, or human & technological hazards impacting Warner within the next 5 years?

  Extremely Concerned Very Concerned Moderately Concerned Slightly Concerned Not Concerned At All
DAM FAILURE
Water Overtop or Breach, Beaver Damage
DROUGHT
EARTHQUAKE
>4.0MM Magnitude
COLD WAVE
Wind Chill, Freezing
HEAT WAVE
Excessive Heat
HIGH WINDS
Wind Storms, Gusts- Causes Tree Debris, Electric Outage
THUNDER STORM
Could Include High Winds, Lightning, Rain
DOWNBURST
TORNADO
HAIL
INLAND FLOODING 
Rainstorms, Snow Melt, Flash Floods- Causes Ditch Erosion, Road Washouts, River & Pond Overtop
LANDSLIDE 
Soil, Rockslide, Excavation Areas
LIGHTNING
PUBLIC HEALTH 
Infectious or Communicable Diseases, Air & Water Quality, Biological Infestation, Addiction, Mosquito & Tick-borne Diseases
RIVER HAZARDS 
Ice Jams, Scouring, Erosion, Channel or Debris Movement
WINTER STORM, BLIZZARD or NOR'EASTER
ICE STORM
SOLAR STORMS AND SPACE WEATHER 
Solar Winds, Geomagnetic Storms (Aurora Borealis), Solar Radiation, Radio Blackout- Causes Power Grid Failure, HF Radio (Emergency) Communications, GPS Failure
TROPICAL AND POST-TROPICAL CYCLONES 
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
WILDFIRE 
Brushfire, Outdoor Fires, Accidental
AGING INFRASTRUCTURE 
Bridges, Culverts, Roads, Pipes, Underground Lines, Debris
CONFLAGRATION
(Fire in Densely Built Areas)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
Haz Mat Spills, Brownfields, Trucking, Known and Emerging Contaminants (like PFAS)
LONG TERM UTILITY OUTAGE 
Power, Water, Sewer, Gas, Internet, Communications, Live Wire Danger
RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENT
TRANSPORTATION CRASH 
Vehicle, Airplane, Helicopter, Rail, Interstate, Pedestrian, Bicycle
MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT
As a result of any hazard event
TERRORISM/ VIOLENCE 
Active Shooter, Hostage, Civil Disturbance/ Unrest, Sabotage, Vandalism, Social Media Influence
CYBER EVENT 
Ransomware, Virus, Website Overtake, Cloud Data Breach, Identity Theft, Ransomware

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* 3. Natural hazards or severe weather can have a significant impact on a community, but planning for or mitigating these events can help lessen the impacts. Planning projects may require Town funds as well as federal funds in addition to Town staff support and volunteer support.

Please indicate how important you believe these local mitigation planning priorities are for Warner:

  Extremely Important Very Important Moderately Important Slightly Important Not Important At All
PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Such as hazard mitigation training & workshops for owners, assisting with funding sources for improvements, helping owners through the regulation process, encouraging improvements to buildings, roads and private culverts.
PROTECT TOWN FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS. 
Such as Safety Center, Police Dept, Town Office, Highway Dept, Transfer Station, Warner Village Water District service, other Town services, etc.
PROTECT PUBLIC FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.
Such as the public Dams, Schools & programs, Libraries & programs, Recreational Sites, Mt. Kearsarge.
LIMIT DEVELOPMENT IN HAZARD AREAS. 
Such as along Warner River, brooks, floodplains, wetlands, steep slopes, etc.
PROTECT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LANDMARKS. 
Such as old schoolhouses, cemeteries, covered bridges, bike paths, trails, railtrail, Town buildings, historic markers, etc.
ENHANCE FUNCTIONS OF NATURAL FEATURES like brooks, wetlands, and Warner River, Mink Hills, Class VI roads, and conservation lands. Such as making sure Town culverts are sized properly, limiting erosion, obtaining waterfront land, supporting trails and careful recreational uses.
PROTECT & REDUCE DAMAGE TO COMMERCIAL UTILITIES. 
Such as electrical lines, fiber optic, satellite, cellular service, telecomm towers, (future) hydroelectric.
ENHANCE EMERGENCY SERVICES. 
Such as Police, Fire & Rescue, Public Works Dept and Emergency Management.
IMPROVE THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. 
Such as spending time and money on roads, culverts, drainage, bridges, clearing debris after storms.
PROMOTE COOPERATION & EDUCATION among public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations, schools, and businesses. 
Such as for specific projects, hazard mitigation plan, emergency preparedness, emergency operations and response.
OTHER (specify below)

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* 4. Can you describe any notable severe weather event/storm, disaster, or other hazard incident you experienced in Warner over the last 5 years? If yes, please provide brief comments on up to two Events (one Event per question):

For Event 1:

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* 5. How severe would you rate Event 1  on a scale of 0 to 100?

0 Mild 50 Average 100 Worst in Memory
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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 6. Can you describe any notable severe weather event/storm, disaster, or other hazard incident you experienced in Warner over the last 5 years? If yes, please provide brief comments on up to two Events (one Event per question):

For Event 2:

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* 7. How severe would you rate Event 2 on a scale of 0 to 100?

(0) Mild (50) Average (100) Worst in Memory
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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. In your household, has anyone completed any of the following preparedness or mitigation activities over the last 5 years? Check all that apply.

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* 9. What are the best ways for you to receive essential information about storms, disasters and severe weather events in Warner? Please check your TOP 5:

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* 10. Please feel free to provide any other concerns or information related to severe weather, disasters, and hazard mitigation in Warner in the space below.

Do you have any personal photos of severe weather events, storms or natural disasters taken in Warner that you'd like to share with the Hazard Mitigation Committee? We can give you the photo credit if we use them within the Hazard Mitigation Plan! We are especially looking for photos from 2019-present.

When you're logged into your Google account, you can upload your photos to the Google Drive folder. So that we can accurately identify your photo, please change the photo's file name to reflect the following, or include a Google Doc/Word file explaining the below details along with your photo uploads.

Date of Event, What Location is shown in the photo, and Who is Credited for the photo.   
[Example photo name: 2022Dec22Storm_WMainSt_EdMical.JPG]

Upload your storm/hazard/disaster photos to this Google Drive folder [Warner Photos for Hazard Mitigation]:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RJ-Pj5X7ViWkvDZNkFvnb1aZ5T-kLV_X?usp=sharing

Or you can email your photos to Ed Mical at emd@warnernh.gov. 
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Thank you for completing our Hazard Mitigation survey. And please stay safe! 

Keep an eye out for our Warner Hazard Mitigation Committee meetings on the Town Meetings Calendar, on the Hazard Mitigation Committee webpage and through emergency notifications at https://www.WarnerNH.gov. You can also contact Ed Mical, Emergency Management Director at (603)748-0560 or via email to emd@WarnerNH.gov for more information.

We meet about every 2-3 Wednesdays at 9:30 AM on Zoom Webinar and in-person at the Warner EOC, 148 West Main Street. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning about and participating in hazard mitigation planning discussions. Click to join our live Zoom meetings by Computer/Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89983294118  |  Webinar ID: 899 8329 4118. To listen by telephone, dial (toll call) US: +1 (929) 205-6099 or +1 (301) 715-8592.

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