Golden Valley County and the cities of Golva, Beach, and Sentinel Butte 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. If you are completing this survey online, please remember to click the DONE button at the end when you have finished.  If you are completing a paper copy of this survey, please return it to Golden Valley County Emergency Manager, Address, Dickinson. Thank you.

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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 8 being least concerning to you.

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* 3. Please rank these human caused or technological hazards with 1 being most concerning and 9 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 natural flooding?

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* 8. Do you have flood insurance?

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* 9. If you live in a floodplain but 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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County.

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

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* 14. If you don't have a personal/family emergency preparedness plan, do you know where you can find information to help develop one?

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* 15. If there was a severe summer or winter storm that caused the loss of power and prevented transportation, would your household have sufficient supplies and equipment to shelter in place for five days?

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* 16. Having adequate transportation facilities is important to daily life and emergency services in Stark County.  Please select up to three transportation aspects you think need to be addressed in Golden Valley County.

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* 17. Do you think emergency medical care and services are adequate in Golden Valley County?

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* 18. If you answered no for Question 17, what are your reasons for thinking so?

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* 19. What are the most important economic development issues facing Stark County?

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* 20. Please rank these potential Golden Valley County issues with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

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