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Trust and Relationships_BVOT EM
Survey
Start of Block: CONSENT
Consent This survey is part of the study entitled “Developing, Testing, and Evaluating Methods
for Transitioning the Brief Vulnerability Overview Tool (BVOT) to NWS Weather Forecasting
Office Operations” (Primary Investigators: Jack R. Friedman, Ph.D. and Daphne LaDue, Ph.D.).
This study involves assessing different methods that can be used to collect and share local
weather-related vulnerability information between the National Weather Service and their core
partners (e.g., emergency managers). This information may provide NWS meteorologists and
emergency managers with added situational awareness necessary to improve their capacity to
provide critical messaging to their core partners regarding potential impacts associated with
hazardous weather. This survey is designed to understand how, if at all, understanding and
communication between a local NWS Weather Forecasting Office (WFO) and its core partners
might be impacted by the introduction of a vulnerability awareness tool like the BVOT.
You will be asked to complete this survey twice — once at the start of this study and once at the
end of the study — and we will compare the answers to see if attitudes have changed over this
period. This survey should take about 15 minutes to complete.
All of your responses to this survey will be kept confidential and will not be shared in an
identifiable form with anyone outside of the study team. Research records will be stored
securely and only approved researchers and the OU Institutional Review Board will have access
to those records. Data are collected via an online platform not hosted by OU that has its own
privacy and security policies for keeping your information confidential. Please note no
assurance can be made as to the use of the data you provide for purposes other than this
research.
We expect to survey approximately 400 people during the study. There are no risks and no
benefits from taking this survey, and you will not be reimbursed for your time and participation in
this research.
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about the research, you can contact Dr. Jack R.
Friedman at 405-325-0770 or [email protected]. You can also contact the University of
Oklahoma – Norman Campus Institutional Review Board (OU-NC IRB) at 405-325-8110 or
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[email protected] if you have questions about your rights as a research participant, concerns, or
complaints about the research and wish to talk to someone other than the researcher(s) or if
you cannot reach the researcher(s).
This research has been approved by the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus IRB. IRB
Number: 14433; Approval date: 04/01/2022
Q9 Do you wish to participate in this study?
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
Skip To: End of Survey If Do you wish to participate in this study? = No
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End of Block: CONSENT
Start of Block: Block 5
Q12 Are you 18+ years of age?
o Yes (1)
o No (2)
Skip To: End of Survey If Are you 18+ years of age? = No
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End of Block: Block 5
Start of Block: Block 6
Q13 Name (First, Last):
________________________________________________________________
Q14 Job Title:
________________________________________________________________
Q15 Please provide your area of responsibility (i.e., the name of the county, university, or
organization you are responsible for).
________________________________________________________________
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End of Block: Block 6
Start of Block: Trust
1 Based on your past experiences interacting with your local NWS forecasters, rate the
following statements.
Neither
Strongly
Somewhat
agree
Strongly
Disagree
Somewhat Agree
disagree
disagree
nor
agree
(2)
agree (5)
(6)
(1)
(3)
disagree
(7)
(4)
I know what
to expect
from local
NWS
forecasters.
(1)
In times of
uncertainty,
especially
before and
during
severe
weather
events, I
know how
our local
NWS
forecasters
will react.
(2)
Local NWS
forecasters
are reliable
to contact
us with upto-date
information.
(3)
Local NWS
forecasters
behave
consistently.
(4)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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2 Based on your past experiences interacting with your local NWS forecasters, rate the
following statements.
Neither
Strongly
Somewhat
agree
Strongly
Disagree
Somewhat Agree
disagree
disagree
nor
agree
(2)
agree (5)
(6)
(1)
(3)
disagree
(7)
(4)
Local NWS
forecasters
are open
and honest
in their
discussions
with EMs.
(1)
I believe
that local
NWS
forecasters
will do what
they say
they will
do; that
they will
"put their
words into
action." (2)
I can
depend on
local NWS
forecasters
to be fair in
how they
distribute
information
to EMs and
other core
partners.
(3)
Local NWS
forecasters
are
trustworthy
people. (4)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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3 Based on your past experiences interacting with your local NWS forecasters, rate the
following statements.
Strongly
disagree
(1)
Local NWS
forecasters
are qualified
to do their
job. (1)
Local NWS
forecasters
know what
they are
doing. (2)
Local NWS
forecasters
have enough
local
knowledge to
adequately
do their jobs.
(3)
Local NWS
forecasters
communicate
well. (4)
Disagree
(2)
Somewhat
disagree
(3)
Neither
agree
nor
disagree
(4)
Somewhat
agree (5)
Agree
(6)
Strongly
agree
(7)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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4 Based on your past experiences interacting with your local NWS forecasters, rate the
following statements.
Neither
Strongly
Somewhat
agree
Strongly
Disagree
Somewhat Agree
disagree
disagree
nor
agree
(2)
agree (5)
(6)
(1)
(3)
disagree
(7)
(4)
Local NWS
forecasters
have my
best
interests in
mind. (1)
Local NWS
forecasters
are
motivated
to protect
EMs'
priorities.
(2)
Local NWS
forecasters
will "watch
my back,"
or "look out
for me." (3)
I have
confidence
in the
motivations
of local
NWS
forecasters.
(4)
I trust that if
local NWS
forecasters
made a
mistake
that could
impact my
decisions,
they would
reach out
to let me
know. (5)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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End of Block: Trust
Start of Block: Reaching Out Comfort Level
5 Think about times when either you reached out to NWS forecasters or NWS forecasters
reached out to you. These interactions could include emails sent, phone calls, texts, or other
forms of communications. 'Reaching out' refers to contacting the other person for additional
information or clarity. This can be times when you wanted to provide the other person with more
information, or, times when you needed more information.
Very
uncomfortable
(1)
How
comfortable
are you with
reaching out to
local NWS
forecasters if
you have a
question or
inquiry? (1)
How
comfortable
are you with
reaching out to
local NWS
forecasters if
you have
information
that may be
useful for
forecasters?
(2)
How
comfortable do
you think local
NWS
forecasters are
to reach out to
you for
questions? (3)
How
comfortable do
you think local
NWS
forecasters are
with reaching
out to you to
provide you
with additional
forecast details
or information?
(4)
Mostly
uncomfortable
(2)
Somewhat
uncomfortable
(3)
Neutral
(4)
Somewhat
comfortable
(5)
Mostly
comfortable
(6)
Very
comfortable
(7)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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End of Block: Reaching Out Comfort Level
Start of Block: Job/Task Perspective Taking
6 In relation to job tasks, rate the following statements using the scale provided below.
Neither
Strongly
Somewhat
agree
Strongly
Disagree
Somewhat Agree
disagree
disagree
nor
agree
(2)
agree (5)
(6)
(1)
(3)
disagree
(7)
(4)
Local NWS
forecasters
have a clear
understanding
of the tasks
and duties
related to my
job as an EM.
(1)
Local NWS
forecasters
have a clear
understanding
of the
challenges
related to my
job as an EM.
(2)
As an EM, I
have a clear
understanding
of the tasks
and duties
related to
local NWS
forecasters'
jobs. (3)
As an EM, I
have a clear
understanding
of the
challenges
faced by local
NWS
forecasters.
(4)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
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End of Block: Job/Task Perspective Taking
Start of Block: User Comments
7 Use the space below for comments, questions, or feedback regarding this survey.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Contact If you would like to be contacted or have additional feedback, please provide your email
address below.
________________________________________________________________
End of Block: User Comments
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