Stark County Hazard Planning Survey

Stark County and the cities of Belfield, Dickinson, Gladstone, Richardton, South Heart, and Taylor 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:
Stark County DES, ATTN: Sherry Baltzell, 66 Museum Drive West, Dickinson, ND 58601. Thank you.

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* 1. Where do you live?

Belfield

Dickinson

Gladstone

Richardton

South Heart

Taylor

Rural Stark County

Do Not Live in Stark County

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* 2. Please rank these natural hazards with 1 being most concerning and 8 being least concerning to you.

Severe summer storms

Severe winter storms

Flooding

Drought

Landslides

Communicable disease and pests (animal and human populations, crop infestations)

Wildland fire

Space weather (asteroid strikes, solar electromagnetic energy strikes)

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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.

Levee/dike/dam failure

Hazardous materials release

Active shooter incident

City fire

Large transportation crashes (aircraft, railroad, highway)

Shortage or outage of critical materials

Cyber attack

Terrorist or nation attack (excluding cyber)

Other

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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?

Yes

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* 5. If you answered yes to Question 4, where would you seek shelter?

A neighbor, friend or family member’s home

A community shelter

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Is your home located in a floodplain?

Yes

Don't know

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* 7. Has your home ever been threatened by natural flooding?

Yes

Not to my knowledge

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* 8. Do you have flood insurance?

Yes

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* 9. If you live in a floodplain but don't have flood insurance, why not?

not necessary because my home never floods

too expensive

not necessary because my property is elevated or otherwise protected

Never considered it

Other (please specify)

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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 Stark County.

Construct levees/dikes

Educate about the benefits of flood insurance

Identify roads that tend to wash out and protect them

Install riprap on river banks that are eroding and threatening to damage buildings

Restrict development in high risk flood areas

Upgrade municipal storm water management infrastructure

Other (please specify)

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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 Stark County.

Back up power sources

Building code enforcement

Install shatter resistant windows on key public facilities

Install surge protection on critical electronic equipment

Public education on summer storm safety

Other (please specify)

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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 Stark County.

Back up power sources

Put power lines underground

Weather radio notifications

Cell phone alerts

Public education on winter storm safety

Other (please specify)

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

Yes

Don't know

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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?

Yes

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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?

Yes

Don't know

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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 Stark County.

Travel at unsafe speeds

Need more rural transit

Road conditions

There are no transportation aspects that need to be addressed

Other (please specify)

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

Yes

Don't Know

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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 Stark County issues with 1 being most concerning and 6 being least concerning to you.

More affordable housing is needed

Additional emergency medical services are needed

Development outside of incorporated cities should be limited

More economic development effort is needed

Need to ensure buildings are not built where they may be harmed by flooding

Other