Hazard Risk Perception Survey

Thank you for participating in the Boulder County hazard mitigation planning process. Your feedback will help us better understand community perceptions and needs related to natural hazards. This survey should take about five minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and will be used to inform future planning and outreach efforts.

Hazard mitigation is a: "sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and their effects." There are many hazards that can impact Boulder County, including wildfire, flood, drought, extreme heat, and a number of others. A hazard mitigation plan (HMP) is required for communities to become eligible for certain mitigation grant funding programs. This community plan documents the overall mitigation strategy and specific mitigation actions and projects that our communities would like to implement to increase resiliency to future disaster events.

In the past 5 years, how many times has a hazard event significantly impacted your daily life in Boulder County? Significant impacts could involve: damages from flooding or hail to your home or auto, the need to evacuate for a wildfire, health impacts from extreme heat or wildfire smoke, agriculture losses from drought, etc.

0 times

1-2 times

3-5 times

6+ times

How well do you understand the risks posed by natural hazards in Boulder County?

Uninformed

Somewhat informed

Very informed

Please rate the risk each of the following hazards presents to you and your community. Select High, Moderate, or Low for each hazard.

	High	Moderate	Low
Dam/Levee Incident	Dam/Levee Incident - High	Dam/Levee Incident - Moderate	Dam/Levee Incident - Low
Drought	Drought - High	Drought - Moderate	Drought - Low
Earthquake	Earthquake - High	Earthquake - Moderate	Earthquake - Low
Extreme Heat	Extreme Heat - High	Extreme Heat - Moderate	Extreme Heat - Low
Flood	Flood - High	Flood - Moderate	Flood - Low
Geologic Ground Hazards: Deposition, Erosion, Expansive Soils, & Ground Subsidence	Geologic Ground Hazards: Deposition, Erosion, Expansive Soils, & Ground Subsidence - High	Geologic Ground Hazards: Deposition, Erosion, Expansive Soils, & Ground Subsidence - Moderate	Geologic Ground Hazards: Deposition, Erosion, Expansive Soils, & Ground Subsidence - Low
Hail	Hail - High	Hail - Moderate	Hail - Low
Lightning	Lightning - High	Lightning - Moderate	Lightning - Low
Mass Earth Movements: Avalanches, Debris Flows, Landslides, & Rockfalls	Mass Earth Movements: Avalanches, Debris Flows, Landslides, & Rockfalls - High	Mass Earth Movements: Avalanches, Debris Flows, Landslides, & Rockfalls - Moderate	Mass Earth Movements: Avalanches, Debris Flows, Landslides, & Rockfalls - Low
Wind/Tornado	Wind/Tornado - High	Wind/Tornado - Moderate	Wind/Tornado - Low
Severe Winter	Severe Winter - High	Severe Winter - Moderate	Severe Winter - Low
Wildfire	Wildfire - High	Wildfire - Moderate	Wildfire - Low

How concerned are you about the following scenarios during and after a disaster? Rank your level of concern for each scenario.

Lack of food	Weight
Lack of clean water	Weight
Access to medications/ medical professionals	Weight
Lack of transportation	Weight
Not receiving emergency alerts	Weight
Evacuating/ sheltering self and family	Weight
Evacuating/ sheltering animals	Weight

How vulnerable do you or members of your household feel to the impacts of hazard events?

Very

Somewhat

Not at all

Have you personally taken any actions to make your home or business more resilient to hazards? Examples: creating defensible space, know your risk, build a go-kit

Yes

I don't know

Do you support your community's pursuit of hazard mitigation grant funding opportunities?

Yes

Undecided at this point

Leave this field blank

Hazard Risk Perception Survey

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