Results: Wildfires season begins early

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1.
1.
Experts predict that this year's wildfire season will be as bad as or worse than 2012. Do you live in area vulnerable to wild/brush fires?
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/51207733#51207733
Yes
22%
322 votes
No
78%
1143 votes
2.
2.
What natural occurring weather related disaster do you find most terrifying?
Wildfires
7%
104 votes
Hurricanes
8%
113 votes
Tornadoes
24%
350 votes
Tsunamis
10%
141 votes
Volcanoes
4%
57 votes
Flooding
4%
63 votes
Blizzards
2%
36 votes
All of the above
31%
447 votes
Nothing scares me
9%
138 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
earthquakes 0.34% 5
earthquake 0.20% 3
sinkholes 0.07% 1
www.exponent.com 0.07% 1
all of the above except hurricanes and blizzards 0.07% 1
earthquake! 0.07% 1
i'm not terrified of any of these, but i don't like any of them either! 0.07% 1
all 0.07% 1
tsunamis, wildfires, and hurricanes 0.07% 1
na 0.07% 1
3.
3.
Have you ever had to evacuate your home for a weather event?
Yes
19%
272 votes
No
81%
1193 votes
4.
4.
Do you keep a disaster kit ready in your home or car?
Yes
30%
441 votes
No
70%
1024 votes
5.
5.
If you had ten minutes to evacuate, what would you take?
Pets
55%
804 votes
Medications
47%
694 votes
Clothing
43%
629 votes
Food
42%
618 votes
Jewelry/Valuables/ Money
43%
631 votes
Cell phone/tablet
55%
813 votes
Photos/mementoes
41%
604 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
56 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
0.16% 8
documents 0.04% 2
important papers 0.04% 2
id 0.04% 2
kids 0.04% 2
my love ones first 0.02% 1
id documentation 0.02% 1
my children, then whatever i could get to 0.02% 1
n/a 0.02% 1
kids, tv dvds 0.02% 1
most all the above 0.02% 1
depends 0.02% 1
no 0.02% 1
video game consoles 0.02% 1
cds 0.02% 1
family with a few other needed items. 0.02% 1
family 0.02% 1
dvds. it's taken me years to collect a lot of them! 0.02% 1
laptop 0.02% 1
purse 0.02% 1
many belongings 0.02% 1
kids and pets 0.02% 1
a bit of everthing 0.02% 1
birth certif, insurance papers 0.02% 1
a lot of those things... and my hard drive 0.02% 1
loved ones 0.02% 1
don't know 0.02% 1
mozart box set 0.02% 1
cigarettes 0.02% 1
knife 0.02% 1
all of he above 0.02% 1
and family members 0.02% 1
just the family 0.02% 1
water 0.02% 1
guns 0.02% 1
religious item 0.02% 1
original writings/manuscripts/ cds of my own original songs 0.02% 1
people & pets & insurance papers 0.02% 1
my family and kids, pets and maybe food if time 0.02% 1
important documents 0.02% 1
credit card 0.02% 1
blankets and a flashlight 0.02% 1
money 0.02% 1
important documents. 0.02% 1
i pod elctronic shit, money 0.02% 1
6.
6.
Do you live in an area vulnerable to weather disasters?
Yes
35%
507 votes
No
65%
958 votes
7.
7.
Would you willingly move to area prone to weather events?
Yes
30%
440 votes
No
70%
1025 votes

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