TCC Office of Environmental Health (OEH) Spring Flooding 2013 Survey

TCC-OEH personnel track river ice conditions and participate in flood response and recovery efforts each breakup season. We need your feedback so we can improve our service during flooding and other emergency response events.

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* 1. What village are you from?

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* 2. During breakup flooding, where did you stay when water crested the riverbank?

In my village

With friends/ relatives in Fairbanks

With friends/ relatives in another village

Willow House in Fairbanks

Red Cross shelter/ volunteer's home

Anchorage

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Did your home get wet from flooding?

Yes

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* 4. Was your home damaged by ice or other debris?

Yes

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* 5. OEH provided some information to Tribes and communities before flooding occurred. Let us know if you received any of the following information (check all that apply):

Jerry Isaac’s Public Service Announcement on the radio

Flooding Preparedness article on The Council online (TCC’s blog)

Flooding Preparedness article through your local City or Tribal Council

Alaska Emergency Response Guide for Small Communities

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* 6. OEH and partners provided health and safety information during and after flooding. Let us know if you received any of the following information and if you found it useful.

	Received	Did not receive	Was useful	Was not useful
Mold cleanup	Mold cleanup Received	Mold cleanup Did not receive	Mold cleanup Was useful	Mold cleanup Was not useful
Indoor sewage/wastewater spills	Indoor sewage/wastewater spills Received	Indoor sewage/wastewater spills Did not receive	Indoor sewage/wastewater spills Was useful	Indoor sewage/wastewater spills Was not useful
Disinfecting home wells	Disinfecting home wells Received	Disinfecting home wells Did not receive	Disinfecting home wells Was useful	Disinfecting home wells Was not useful
Cleaning water storage tanks	Cleaning water storage tanks Received	Cleaning water storage tanks Did not receive	Cleaning water storage tanks Was useful	Cleaning water storage tanks Was not useful
Food safety	Food safety Received	Food safety Did not receive	Food safety Was useful	Food safety Was not useful
How to enter homes safely	How to enter homes safely Received	How to enter homes safely Did not receive	How to enter homes safely Was useful	How to enter homes safely Was not useful
Carbon monoxide awareness	Carbon monoxide awareness Received	Carbon monoxide awareness Did not receive	Carbon monoxide awareness Was useful	Carbon monoxide awareness Was not useful

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* 7. Was there information we did not provide that was important to you during this event?

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* 8. How did you get the information listed in question #6?

TCC’s web site

Contact with OEH

Community meeting

Facebook (Yukon River Rescue page or Galena Flood Relief)

Willow House classes (How to Safely Re-enter your Home)

Did your own internet search for information

Word of mouth

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. Your answers are meaningful and will help us improve service to the people in this region. For future emergencies, what do you think is the best way for OEH to get important information to you?

Ana Basee'!