PREP Survey

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN PLACITAS

Thank you for your willingness to take this anonymous survey. Sharing your thoughts and insights will help the PREP Alliance to more effectively cultivate emergency preparedness in the Placitas Community. All information will be kept confidential.

About You (for purposes of statistical analysis):

How long have you lived in Placitas?

I/we just moved here

1-5 Years

More than 5 years

What is your age range?

Under 20

20-35

36-65

66-80

81+

Where do you live? Please check only one – the one that best describes your location

Western part of Placitas (between I-25 and The Merc)

Middle Placitas (closer to the Library than The Merc or the Post Office)

Historic Village and/or fairly close to the Post Office

Accessible via Camino de Las Huertas or Camino Del Tecolate

“Up the canyon” (East and South of the intersection of Camino Del Tecolate and NM-165)

Your Emergency Concerns

1. What types of emergencies in Placitas concern you most? Please rank the following types of emergencies from 1 to 9 – 1 being the one that concerns you most; 9 being the one that which concerns you the least.

Wildfire – major and catastrophic

Flood causing significant damage

Earthquake causing significant damage

Water system failure

Electrical power outage lasting several days

Medical emergency

Pipeline rupture (major transmission lines run through Placitas)

Criminal activity

Structure fire and/or carbon monoxide poisoning at your home

Do you have concerns that were not included in the ranked list above? Please use the text box below to add them

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General Preparedness

2. Given that we do have some significant emergency situations that can occur in our community (wildland fire, floods, and more . . .), being prepared and having household plans and supplies to respond safely in various types of emergencies is essential.

Do you have a household plan for what to do in case of a wildland fire?

Yes

Do you have a household plan for what to do in case of a structure fire?

Yes

Do you have current, well-shaken fire extinguishers and know how to use them?

Yes

Do you feel like you’ve done a thorough job of creating defensible space outside your home, and preparing defensible space inside of your home?

Yes

Do you have a household plan for what to do in case of an extended power outage?

Yes

Do you have a household plan for what to do in case of an extended power outage in really cold weather?

Yes

Do you know exactly what you need to take with you in the event of an evacuation?

Yes

Do you have proper supplies to “shelter in place” for 5 days in an emergency situation?

Yes

Do you have a plan to help your neighbors or get help from your neighbors in an emergency?

Yes

Are you signed-up with the Sandoval County Alerts & Notification (SCAN) system? [sandovalcountynm.gov/scan]

Yes

3. Overall, and all things considered, how would you rate your level of preparedness?

Excellent, and have practiced

Fairly well prepared

Could muddle through

Needs a lot of improvement

Not at all

Evacuation Preparedness

4. Have you and your family practiced evacuating your home within 20 minutes or less? (Please check only one)

Yes, for people in my household

Yes, for people and pets in my household

Yes, for people, pets, and livestock in my household and on my property

5. Do you have a plan for evacuating your pets if you are not at home?

Yes

Not applicable

6. Have you prepared a "Go Bag"?

Yes

I do not know what a “Go Bag" is

7. Have you prepared a back-up, or safely stored duplicates of your important papers, documents and financial information?

Yes

For some items but not all

8. If there were an evacuation in the community, are you concerned about the following issues? Check all that apply.

I or my family have physical limitations

There might be people home alone with mobility or transportation issues

I might not receive timely information about an evacuation

My neighborhood does not have adequate roads to handle evacuation traffic

I do not know where to go if asked to evacuate

I am not aware of the evacuation routes in my neighborhood

If the evacuation routes are blocked or compromised, I don’t know where the best “safe areas” are that might be accessible to my neighborhood

It would take me over 20 minutes to gather my personal belongings and pets to evacuate

Information Resources and Educational Opportunities

9. In your opinion and to your knowledge – are there adequate, effective and trusted sources of real-time information about the status of emergencies in the Placitas area?

Yes

10. What is the source of real-time emergency information that you would go to first and trust the most? (Leave blank if you don’t know)

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11. From what resources have you found or received wildfire information? Check all that apply.

New Mexico Forestry Division

U.S. Forest Service (USFS)

Sandoval County (e.g. Emergency Management, Fire & Rescue, or other department . . .)

PREP Alliance (Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance)

Your HOA

Your insurance agency

Your neighbors

Other

12. Which of the following educational opportunities would you participate in to learn about wildfire risk mitigation and emergency preparedness? Check all that apply.

Neighborhood programs about wildfire risk

Neighborhood programs about other emergency preparedness topics

In-person workshops

Wildfire mitigation assessment on my property

Online articles or videos about emergency preparedness

Written documents explaining home ignition zone and mitigation steps for my property

Other

If you checked "Other," consider adding details:

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13. Before this survey, did you already know about the PREP Alliance?

Yes

14. Have you visited the PREP website? (www.PREPalliance.org)