Umatilla EPZ Residential Survey/ FEMA Form 008-0-6

CSEPP Public Affairs IPT Questionnaire

OMB Control Number: 1660-0057

Expiration Date: 06/30/2011

UMATILLA SITE SURVEY

General Introduction

S1. Hello, this is (FIRST AND LAST NAME) of CR Dynamics, working with your local CSEPP program. We are not selling anything. We are conducting a survey among people living near the Umatilla Chemical Depot. This survey has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under FEMA Information Collection 1660-0057 and has an estimated response time of 10 to 15 minutes.  Your participation is strictly voluntary and FEMA is not maintaining any personally identifiable information about you for this survey. Do you have a few minutes to answer a few questions?

S2. IF YES: Are you 18 years of age or older?

S3. IF YES: Start Survey.

IF NOT: Is there someone else I can talk to who is 18 years of age or older? If unavailable schedule callback and terminate.

1. Are you aware of the chemical agents at the Umatilla Chemical Depot?

1. Yes

2. No

2. How would you know if there were a chemical emergency at the Umatilla Chemical Depot? (DON’T READ, CATEGORIZE RESPONSE AS FOLLOWS, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. Tone alert radio (TAR)

2. Siren/Loudspeaker

3. AM/FM radio

4. TV

5. Family/Friend

6. Highway Message Reader Boards

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

99. Don’t know

3. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:

“I know what to do if I am warned of a chemical emergency at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.”

WAIT AND ASK: Is that strongly agree/disagree or somewhat agree/disagree?

1. Agree strongly

2. Agree somewhat

3. Disagree somewhat

4. Disagree strongly

4. What action would you take if you found out there was a chemical emergency at the Umatilla Chemical Depot? (DON’T READ, CATEGORIZE RESPONSE AS FOLLOWS)

1. Await instructions to shelter-in-place or evacuate from local government officials

2. Contact family/friends

3. Depends

4. Evacuate

5. Follow instructions given on TV, radio, or tone alert radio

6. Go to work (depot, hospital, fire dept, police)

7. Listen to tone alert radio

8. Shelter-in-place

9. Turn on/Listen to AM/FM radio

10. Turn on/Watch television

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

98. Nothing

99. Don’t know

5. If you were instructed to shelter-in-place, what actions would you take? (DON’T READ, CATEGORIZE RESPONSES AS FOLLOWS, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

WAIT AND ASK: Are there any other actions you would take to shelter-in-place?

1. Close doors and windows

2. Close heating/air conditioning vents

3. Contact, find, or gather family

4. Depends

5. Emergency plan

6. Evacuate

7. Family emergency plan

8. Follow instructions/Do what told

9. Get food/water supply

10. Get supplies (clothes/cell phone/book/candles/games/medicine/flashlight,ect)

11. Go into shelter room of your home/workplace

12. Go to work (depot, hospital, fire dept, police)

13. Go/Stay inside

14. Hysterical/Panic/Die

15. Kneel/Pray

16. Listen to radio/TV for further instructions

17. Listen to tone alert radio

18. Locate/collect pets

19. Seal doors and windows of shelter room

20. Shelter-in-place

21. Take radio/TV into shelter room

22. Turn off heating/air conditioning systems

23. Use emergency kit

24. Use shelter-in-place kit

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY VERBATIM ANSWER)

98. Nothing

99. Don’t know

6. If you were instructed to evacuate, what actions would you take? (DON’T READ, CATEGORIZE RESPONSES AS FOLLOWS, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

WAIT AND ASK: Are there any other actions you would take to evacuate?

1. Await instructions/Listen for help

2. Check wind direction

3. Depends on the circumstances

4. Depends on wind direction/Will drive according to wind direction

5. Evacuate toward a pre-planned destination

6. Follow a pre-planned direction to evacuate

7. Follow a pre-planned route to evacuate

8. Follow instructions/Do what told

9. Get kids/Go to school for kids

10. Get personal items (pack clothes, food, water, gas)

11. Get/Check calendar

12. Get/Check preparedness kit/packet/pamphlet

13. Go to work (depot, hospital, fire dept, police)

14. Leave home or workplace/Get out of town/Get in car and go

15. Listen to TV/radio/Tone Alert Radio for correct evacuation route

16. Listen to TV/radio/Tone Alert Radio for location of reception/assistance center

17. Listen to TV/radio/Tone Alert Radio/Emergency Alert System (general)

18. Locate/collect pets

19. Tell neighbors and others to evacuate

20. Turn off heating/air conditioning systems

21. Turn on TV/radio/Tone Alert Radio/Emergency Alert System (general)

22. Wait for /Contact family members before leaving

23. Would not evacuate

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY VERBATIM ANSWER)

98. Nothing

99. Don’t know

7. In the event of an evacuation, do you have a pre-planned direction, route or destination? (ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. Yes, direction (North, South, East, West)

1. East

2. North

3. Northeast

4. Northwest

5. South

6. Southeast

7. Southwest

8. West

26. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

2. Yes, route (road, highway, freeway)

1. Highway 14

2. Highway 30

3. Highway 37

4. Highway 207, Northbound

5. Highway 207, Southbound

6. Highway 221

7. Highway 395, Northbound

8. Highway 395, Southbound

9. Highway 730, Westbound

10. Highway 730, Eastbound

11. I-82, Northbound

12. I-82, Southbound

13. I-84, Eastbound

14. I-84, Westbound

26. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

3. Yes, destination (city, state, reception center)

1. Arlington

2. Baker City

3. Boardman

4. Enterprise

5. Heppner

6. Idaho/Boise, Idaho

7. La Grande

8. Mountains/Higher ground

9. Pendleton

10. Pilot Rock

11. Portland

12. Seattle

13. Spokane

14. The Dalles

15. To a family member's home

16. Tri-Cities/Kennewick/Pasco/Richland

17. Walla Walla

18. Washington State

26. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

3. No, none

4. Depends on the wind direction

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

8. In the event of an evacuation, do you know which reception or assistance center you should go to?

1. Yes

2. No

9. How would you know it would be safe to stop sheltering in place?

(ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. AM/FM radio

2. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Office

3. Family/Relative

4. Fire department

5. Friend/Neighbor

6. Local emergency management agency (EMA)

7. Police

8. Sheriff's department

9. Siren, loudspeaker, or all-clear signal

10. Tone alert radio (TAR)

11. Television

12. Work

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY VERBATIM ANSWER)

99. Don't know

10. How would you know it would be safe to return to your home after an evacuation? (ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. AM/FM radio

2. Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Office

3. Family/Relative

4. Fire department

5. Friend/Neighbor

6. Local emergency management agency (EMA)

7. Police

8. Sheriff's department

9. Tone alert radio (TAR)

10. Television

11. Work

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY VERBATIM ANSWER)

99. Don't know

11. If a chemical accident occurred at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, where do you think you would get instructions on how to protect yourself and your family when you hear the warning signals? (DON’T READ, CATEGORIZE RESPONSE AS FOLLOWS, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. 911

2. AM/FM radio

3. Army depot/Umatilla Chemical Depot

4. Billboards on highway

5. Calendar

6. City hall

7. Community center

8. County sheriff

9. Emergency Alert System (EAS)

10. Family/Friends

11. Fire department

12. High school

13. Highway Message Reader Boards

14. Hospital

15. Local emergency management agency (EMA)

16. Newspaper

17. Package/kit on preparedness

18. Pamphlet

19. Police, local or state

20. Siren/Loudspeaker

21. Television

22. Tone alert radio (TAR)

23. Video

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

98. None

99. Don’t know

12. Do you or your family have an emergency plan?

1. Yes

2. No

13. Does your home or business have a shelter-in-place kit?

1. Yes, home

2. Yes, business

3. Yes, both

4. No, neither

14. How confident are you that you know how to shelter-in-place, and make a room safe from chemical vapors in the event of a chemical emergency? (READ 1-4, 4-1)

1. Very confident

2. Somewhat confident

3. Not very confident

4. Not confident at all

15. Do you have children in a local school in grades K-12?

1. Yes GO TO 16

2. No GO TO 19

3. NA/refused GO TO 19

Respondents with children answer question 16

16. What school(s) do they attend? (RECORD CATEGORY, ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

OVERPRESSURIZED SCHOOLS……….. ALL GO TO 18

1. A.C. Houghton Elementary

2. Armand Larive Middle School

3. Clara Brownell Middle School

4. Columbia Middle School

5. Desert View Elementary

6. Hermiston Center Head Start / 4^th Street

7. Hermiston High School

8. Hermiston Junior Academy

9. Highland Head Start

10. Highland Hills Elementary

11. Irrigon Elementary School

12. Irrigon Junior-Senior High School

13. Irrigon Alternative School

14. McNary Heights Elementary

15. Migrant Head Start (also called Oregon Child Development Center)

16. Pine Tree Center Head Start

17. Rocky Heights Elementary

18. Sandstone Middle School

19. Sunset Elementary

20. Umatilla Head Start

21. Umatilla High School

22. West Park Elementary

NON-OVERPRESSURIZED ………………ALL GO TO 17

23. Echo Elementary

24. Echo High School

25.. Hermiston Christian School

26. Paterson Elementary

27. Riverside Junior-Senior High School (also called Riverside Middle School)

28. Sam Boardman Elementary

29. Stanfield Elementary

30. Stanfield High School

31. Stanfield Middle School

32. Windy River Elementary

33. NA/refused………………………….GO TO 19

34. home school GO TO 19

97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY) GO TO 19 (if “other” response only)

99. Don’t know GO TO 19

Q17 only if child attends a non-overpressurized school

17. In the event of a chemical accident, students in non-overpressurized schools will be bussed to a safe location, where parents can pick up their children. Do you know the location where your child will be bussed to safety?

1. Yes

2. No

Respondents with children and responses to Q16 other than only “home school,” “don’t know” or “other” answer question 18.

18. In the event of a chemical emergency at the the Umatilla Chemical Depot, are you likely or unlikely to go to the school to get your child/children?

WAIT AND ASK: Is that very likely/unlikely or somewhat likely/unlikely?

1. Very likely

2. Somewhat likely

3. Somewhat unlikely

4. Very unlikely

All respondents

19. How confident are you that the public will be notified quickly in case of a chemical emergency at the Umatilla Chemical Depot? (READ 1-4, 4-1)

1. Very confident

2. Somewhat confident

3. Not very confident

4. Not confident at all

20. In the event of a chemical emergency at the Depot, sirens will alert residents that an accident has occurred. Sirens make a different sound when they are being tested. Do you know the difference between the two siren sounds?

1. Yes

2. No

21. Please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement:

“I am able to protect myself and my family in the event of a chemical emergency?”

WAIT AND ASK: Is that strongly agree/disagree or somewhat agree/disagree?

1. Agree strongly

2. Agree somewhat

3. Disagree somewhat

4. Disagree strongly

To conclude, I have a few questions for statistical purposes.

22. Which newpaper to you read the most?

1. Confederated Umatilla Journal

2. East Oregonain

3. La Connecion

4. Hermiston Herald

5. Irrigon Irrigator

6. La Voz

7. North Morrow County Times

8. Oregonian

9. Seattle Times

10. The Nickel

11. Tri City Herald

12. Wall Street Journal

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97. Other (PLEASE SPECIFY)

98. (DON’T READ) Don’t get or read the newspaper

23. Which radio station do you listen to the most? (VERIFY frequency, call letters, and nickname)

	frequency	call letters	nickname
1	89.1	OPB / KFAE
2	90.9	OPB / KRBM
3	91.9	KDNA	(Spanish)
4	92.5	KZHR
5	93.3	KWAY
6	94.5	KATS
7	94.9	KIOK	Thunder County
8	95.7	KNLT	Cherry FM Oldies
9	96.3	KRCW	La Campesina
10	97.1	KXRX	97 Rock
11	97.9	KTHK	The Hawk
12	98.3	KEYW	The Key
13	99.1	KUJ	Power
14	100.5	KQFM
15	101.7	KMNA / KZXR	La Maquina Musical
16	101.9	KZZM
17	102.7	KORD	KORD Country
18	103.5	KWHT
19	105.3	KONA	KONA FM
20	106.5	KEGX	The Eagle
21	107.3	KFFM
22	107.7	KUMA
23	610	KONA	KONA AM
24	870	KFLD
25	920	KXLY
26	1090	KLWJ	Christian
27	1240	KTIX
28	1290	KUMA
29	1330	KMBI
30	1340	KTCR
31	1360	KOHU
32	1420	KUJ
97	Other (PLEASE SPECIFY):
98	(DON’T READ) Don’t listen to the radio

24. Which television station do you watch the most? (VERIFY channel number, call letters, name/nickname)

	channel number	call letters	name
1	2	KATU TV Channel 2	ABC (Portland)
2	3 or 19	KEPR	CBS (Tri Cities)
3	6	KOIN TV Channel 6	CBS (Portland)
4	8	KGW TV Channel 8	NBC (Portland)
5	9	OPB
6	11 or 17 or 66	KBW	FOX
7	12	KPTV Channel 12	Channel 12 Portland
8	25	KNDU	NBC (Tri Cities)
9	42	KVEW / KAPP	ABC (Tri Cities)
10	20 or 21	Univision	Spanish language
11	Unknown	Azteca	Spanish language
97	Other (PLEASE SPECIFY):
99	(DON’T READ) Don’t watch television

25. What is your approximate age, please? (READ 1-7)

1. 18-29

2. 30-34

3. 35-44

4. 45-54

5. 55-59

6. 60-64

7. 65+

9. (DON’T READ) Refused

26. Gender (BY OBSERVATION)

1. Male

2. Female

27. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

1. Yes GO TO 28

2. No

99. Don’t know/Refused

27b. What is your race? Please select one or more. Are you…. (READ 1-5 of LIST ONLY; ACCEPT MULTIPLE RESPONSES)

1. White

2. Black or African American

3. Asian

4. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

5. American Indian or Alaska Native

6. (Other (PLEASE SPECIFY))

99. DON’T READ

28. How long have you lived in the vicinity of the Umatilla Chemical Depot? (READ 1-5)

1. 5 years or less

2. 6-10 years

3. 11-15 years

4. 16-20 years

5. More than 20 years

99. (DON’T READ) Don’t know/refused

29. Do you have access to the Internet?

1. Yes

2. No

30. Which of the following cities do you live in or closest to? (SINGLE RESPONSE)

Oregon only

1. Boardman

2. Echo

3. Hermiston

4. Irrigon

5. Stanfield

6. Umatilla

Washington only

7. Paterson

8. Plymouth

31. Zip Code (Don’t ask, included with database)

Ending

Thanks for your time--we really appreciate it.

All respondents

Thanks again!