2023 Eddy & Wells Counties, N.D. Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

Mitigation Survey

This survey is intended to research the impact of natural hazards and man-made threats in Eddy County and Wells County, North Dakota. Therefore, the survey should be completed by residents of each county, or people who are employed in the county but live elsewhere.

The survey consists primarily of multiple-choice questions. The first question is the only question requiring an answer to illustrate jurisdiction participation to FEMA. The responses are not geo-tagged or tracked for location. Your answers will not reveal your identity or location of residence.

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* 1. What county in the Planning Area for this plan do you reside?

Eddy County

Wells County

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* 2. In what city/census-designated place/unincorporated community/township do you reside?

City of Bowdon

City of Cathay

City of Fessenden

City of Hamberg

City of Harvey

City of Hurdsfield

City of New Rockford

City of Sheyenne

City of Sykeston

Township or Unincorporated Community/Area

If township or unincorporated community/area, please specify.

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* 3. Since living in your community, has anyone in your household been impacted by any of the follows natural hazards or man-made threats? Select all that apply.

Civil Disturbance (events arising due to political grievances, economic disputes or social discord, terrorism or foreign agitators)

Criminal, Terrorist, or Nation/State Attack (armed assault, biological, chemical, explosive, food/food production, nuclear, radiological and/or vehicular attacks)

Cyberattack (an attack or hijack of information technology infrastructure critical to the functions controlled by computer networks such as: operating, financial, communications, and trade systems)

Dam Failure (any sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water that threatens life and property downstream)

Drought (deficiency in precipitation over an extended period of time)

Fire (rural fire, urban fire, wildland fire)

Flood (flash flooding, overland flooding, river flooding)

Geologic Hazards (earthquake, landslide, land subsidence, and other geologic/mining hazards)

Hazardous Material Release (any substance in any quantity or form that may pose an unreasonable risk to the safety, health, environment, and property of citizens)

Infectious Disease & Pest Infestations (animals, people, plants)

Severe Summer Weather (downbursts, strong or straight-line winds, extreme heat, hail, lightning, thunderstorms, tornadoes, etc.)

Severe Winter Weather (blizzards, heavy snow, ice storms, extreme cold, etc.)

Space Weather (activity on the surface of the sun, electromagnetic pulse)

Transportation Incident (any small or large-scale bicycle, boat, pedestrian, vehicle, railroad, or aircraft accident that involves injuries or mass casualties)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Select the top 3 hazards/threats of concern to you and/or your household.

Civil Disturbance (events arising due to political grievances, economic disputes or social discord, terrorism or foreign agitators)

Criminal, Terrorist, or Nation/State Attack –(armed assault, biological, chemical, explosive, food/food production, nuclear, radiological and/or vehicular attacks)

Cyberattack (an attack or hijack of information technology infrastructure critical to the functions controlled by computer networks such as: operating, financial, communications, and trade systems)

Dam Failure (any sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water that threatens life and property downstream)

Drought (deficiency in precipitation over an extended period of time)

Fire (rural fire, urban fire, wildland fire)

Flood (flash flooding, overland flooding, river flooding)

Geologic Hazards (earthquake, landslide, land subsidence, and other geologic/mining hazards)

Hazardous Material Release (any substance in any quantity or form that may pose an unreasonable risk to the safety, health, environment, and property of citizens)

Infectious Disease & Pest Infestations (animals, people, plants)

Severe Summer Weather (downbursts, strong or straight-line winds, extreme heat, hail, lightning, thunderstorms, tornadoes, etc.)

Severe Winter Weather (blizzards, heavy snow, ice storms, extreme cold, etc.)

Space Weather (activity on the surface of the sun, electromagnetic pulse)

Transportation Incident (any small or large-scale bicycle, boat, pedestrian, vehicle, railroad, or aircraft accident that involves injuries or mass casualties)

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How much monetary damage has your household experienced due to the natural hazards and/or man-made threats in the last 5 years listed in questions 3 and 4?

None

$1 to $999

$1,000 to $9,999

$10,000 to $24,999

$25,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $99,999

$100,000+

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Of the listed hazards you selected in Questions 3 and 4, do you have documentation of an event or incident you experienced? (i.e. photos, written correspondence, insurance claims, receipt(s) of repair costs, etc.)

Yes

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* 7. If you answered yes to Question 6, would you be willing to share documentation with local emergency management to enhance planning and grant application efforts?

Yes (email information to troehric@nd.gov or thompsonlm@nd.gov)

No (please retain your records in case you change you mind in the future)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Is your home located in a floodplain?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 9. Do you have flood insurance?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 10. If you answered no to flood insurance, please explain why?

Too expensive

Not necessary due to absence of flooding

Not necessary because home is elevated or otherwise protected

Never considered it

Home not located in a floodplain

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Have you or your community experienced prolonged power outage of several days or more? If yes, please identify the specific date and/or time of the occurrence.

Yes

Don't know

If yes, please identify the specific date and/or time of the occurrence.

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* 12. Are you aware of the risk of a cyberattack to yourself and/or household?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 13. What methods do you have in place to protect yourself/household from a cyberattack?

Firewall, antivirus, complex passwords

Antivirus and complex passwords

No firewall, no antivirus, simple passwords, no backing up of data

Don't Know

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Do you backup your computer data (files, photos, music, software, etc.)

Yes, external hard drive/thumb drive/memory stick

Yes, online/cloud-based

Yes, combination of external Hard drive and online-cloud/based

No, I do not back up my data

Don't Know

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Have you taken any actions to improve resiliency (ability to protect and readily recover) of your home/neighborhood or community to natural hazards and man-made threats? (i.e. improved drainage, generator, structural improvements)

Yes

Don't Know

If yes, please specify.

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* 16. Would you be interested in information on protecting your household against natural hazards and man-made threats? Answering 'yes, interested' will not automatically sign you up to receive information.

Yes, interested

No, not interested

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* 17. Would you like to receive information on how to shelter-in-place? Answering 'yes, interested' will not automatically sign you up to receive information.

Yes, interested

No, not interested

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* 18. What is your preferred method for receiving public information? Check all that apply.

Landline Phone

Newspaper

CodeRed or Nixel-Everbridge (Mass Notification System)

Radio

Smartphone/app

Social Media

Tablet

Television

Utility/Tax Statement Insert

Website

Written Correspondence

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* 19. Do you have any emergency kit? An emergency kit is comprised of water, food, battery-powered radio, flashlight, first aid kit, whistle, dust mask, tools, maps, cell phone, toiletries, etc.

Yes

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* 20. If you have an emergency kit, does it include a 7-day supply of your personal/individual medicinal needs?

Yes

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* 21. What roadways in Eddy County or Wells County become regularly blocked from flooding, severe summer weather or severe winter weather? (i.e. snow drifts, overland flooding, fallen tree branches, etc?) If yes, please explain below.

Yes

If yes, please specify roadway, location and general description of concern.

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* 22. Does your community have a designated storm shelter?

Yes

Don't Know

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* 23. If you answered no to the previous question, what structure(s) in your community are capable of serving as a designated storm shelter?

Yes

If yes (please specify)

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* 24. Does anyone in your household have special needs or impaired mobility? (i.e. need continuous electric power for medical equipment and/or medicinal care, requires special evacuation assistance, etc.)

Yes

If yes, please specify.

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* 25. Is English the primary language spoken in your household? If not, please specify.

Yes

If no, please indicate your preferred language.

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* 26. In terms of fire safety, please indicate which of the following your household currently has to protect against fire hazards. Mark all that apply.

Carbon Monoxide Detector

Escape Plan

Fire Extinguisher

Fire Ladder

First-Aid Kit

Home Fire Sprinkler System

Natural Gas Detector

Outlet Covers

Safe (fire or water proof)

Smoke Alarm (active/working)

Please specify additional items you feel are necessary.

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* 27. Mitigation capabilities reduce risk to natural hazards and man-made threats. Capabilities fall into one of the following four broad categories. Please rank the importance for improvement or expansion of each category for your community.

	Very Important	Important	Moderately Important	Slightly Important	Unimportant
Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects	Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects Very Important	Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects Important	Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects Moderately Important	Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects Slightly Important	Administrative and Technical: jurisdictional staff and their skills to implement mitigation actions/projects Unimportant
Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards	Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards Very Important	Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards Important	Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards Moderately Important	Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards Slightly Important	Education and Outreach: education and outreach programs to educate the public on hazards Unimportant
Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects	Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects Very Important	Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects Important	Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects Moderately Important	Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects Slightly Important	Financial: access to or eligibility to allocate resources for funding of mitigation projects Unimportant
Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards	Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards Very Important	Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards Important	Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards Moderately Important	Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards Slightly Important	Planning and Regulatory: jurisdictional plans, policies, codes, and ordinances in place to prevent/reduce the impacts of hazards Unimportant

Please tell us any specific ideas you may have. The county would like to know how residents feel mitigation is best achieved through the capability categories listed above.

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* 28. In your opinion, should the Benefit-Cost for federal funding opportunities be approved before development of the full application?

Yes

Please specify your answer.

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* 29. In your opinion, what other steps can your local government take to reduce or eliminate losses to human life and property from natural hazards and manmade threats?

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* 30. How long have you resided in your current community?

Less than 1 year

1 to 5 years

6 to 10 years

11 to 15 years

16+ years

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* 31. What is your age?

Under 18

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 to 74

75+

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* 32. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

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* 33. What type of housing do you occupy?

Apartment

Manufactured Home

Mobile Home

Multi-Family Home

Recreational Vehicle

Single-Family Home

Other (please specify)

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* 34. Do you own or rent your housing?

Own

Rent