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Public Survey Story County, Iowa Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan The federal government requires all states and local governments to have hazard mitigation plans approved by FEMA that are consistent with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 for a jurisdiction to qualify for Federal Hazard Mitigation Grant funds. Mitigation planning is the process of identifying hazards to which jurisdictions are at risk as well as development of actions that will reduce or prevent damages from those hazards. A planning committee comprised of representatives from Story County, the incorporated cities, public school districts, and other stakeholders including private businesses, private non-profits, and others is currently developing an update to the comprehensive Story County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The focus of the planning committee is to reduce the vulnerability of people and property in the planning area to the impacts of hazards and to remain eligible for mitigation funding programs from FEMA. One of the key components of a hazard mitigation plan is public input during the planning process. The committee is seeking your input on the hazards your community faces as well as your opinions on the types of activities that should be considered to reduce future impacts. Your comments will be considered by your community’s representatives on the planning committee and the planning committee as a whole as the plan is developed. Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. Thank you for your participation. 1. Please select your jurisdiction from the list. You may only select one jurisdiction for each survey completed. If you belong to more than one jurisdiction in this list, please complete multiple surveys. * Unincorporated Story County City of Ames City of Cambridge City of Collins City of Colo City of Gilbert City of Huxley City of Kelley City of Maxwell City of McCallsburg City of Nevada City of Roland City of Sheldahl City of Slater City of Story City City of Zearing Ames Community School District Ballard Community School District Collins-Maxwell Community School District Colo-Nesco Community School District Gilbert Community School District Nevada Community School District Roland-Story Community School District Iowa State University Other (please specify) 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Unlikely (less than 10% probability in any given year) Occasional (between 10% and 20% probability in any given year) Likely (between 20% and 33% probability in any given year) Highly Likely (greater than 33% probability in any given year) Animal/Plant/Crop Disease Dam/Levee Failure Drought Earthquake Expansive Soils (soils that expand and contract when wet or dry) Extreme Heat Flash Flood Grass or Wildland fire Hazardous Materials Incident Human Disease Infrastructure Failure Landslide Radiological Incident River Flooding Severe Winter Storm Sinkholes Terrorism Thunderstorm/Lightning/Hail Tornado/Windstorm Transportation Incident 2. The hazards addressed in the Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update are listed below. Please indicate your opinion on the likelihood for each hazard to impact YOUR JURISDICTION (identified above). * 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- Negligible (less than 10% property severely damaged) Limited (10% to 25% property severely damaged) Critical (25% to 50% property severely damaged) Catastrophic (more than 50% of property severely damaged) Animal/Plant/Crop Disease Dam/Levee Failure Drought Earthquake Expansive Soils Extreme Heat Flash Flood Grass or Wildland Fire Hazardous Materials Incident Human Disease Infrastructure Failure Landslide Radiological Incident River Flooding Severe Winter Storm Sinkholes Terrorism Thunderstorm/Lightning/Hail Tornado/Windstorm Transportation Incident 3. Please indicate your opinion on the potential magnitude of each hazard's impact on YOUR JURISDICTION (identified above). 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- Other (please specify) 4. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants can be used to fund mitigation actions identified in the hazard mitigation plan. These grants are administered by the Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department. Listed below are some types of projects considered. Please check all those that would benefit your jurisdiction, in your opinion. Flood-prone Property Acquisition & Structure Demolition/Relocation Flood-prone Structure Elevation Floodproofing of Historical and/or Non-residential Structures Minor Localized Flood Reduction Projects (stormwater management or other localized flood control projects) Structural Retrofitting of Existing Buildings to Add a Tornado Saferoom Retrofitting of Existing Buildings and Facilities to Prevent Wind Damage New Tornado Safe Room Construction Electrical Utilities Infrastructure Retrofit (i.e. strengthening lines/connections to withstand ice/wind damages, burying power lines) Soil Erosion Stabilization Wildfire Mitigation 5. What is the worst event that has affected your jurisdiction that you are aware of? Please provide as many specifics as possible including approximate date, locations impacted, and impacts. 6. Please comment on any other issues that the Story County Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee should consider in developing a strategy to reduce future losses caused by hazard events. 4