Results: Wildfires season begins early
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?
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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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