Property Owner Mitigation and Interest Survey

  • Property Owner Mitigation and Interest Survey

    This survey helps us identify local risks, understand community priorities, and plan future mitigation projects and funding opportunities. Your feedback will help guide efforts to reduce hazards, protect property, and build a safer, more resilient community. Your voice matters.

  • What is defensible space?

    Defensible space is the area around a home or structure that is maintained and cleared of flammable materials to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and protect the property.

  • What is Mitigation?

    The process of taking proactive steps to reduce the impact of disasters and hazards before they occur, helping protect lives, property, and the community.
  • 2. What type of property do you own?
  • 2. Do you have any of the following on your property?
  • 3. Approximately how large is your property?
  • Inside City Limits?*

  • Property Conditions & Risks

  • 1. What hazards have affected your property in the past? (Check all that apply)
  • 4. Do you have any drainage concerns on your property?
  • 5. Does your property contain any of the following?

  • Mitigation Needs

  • 6. Which mitigation projects would you be interested in learning more about? (Check all that apply)
  • 7. Would you be interested in participating in a voluntary mitigation program if funding became available?
  • 8. Would cost-share assistance increase your likelihood of participating in a mitigation project?
  • 9. What is the biggest challenge preventing you from completing mitigation projects on your property?

  • Wildfire Mitigation

  • 10. Are structures on your property surrounded by grass, brush, or trees?
  • 11. Would you be interested in assistance with reducing wildfire risk around structures? (0 to 5 Feet (Immediate Zone),5 to 30 Feet (Intermediate Zone), 30 to 100+ Feet (Extended Zone)
  • 12. Do you currently maintain defensible space around buildings?
  • 12. Would you be interested in attending a community wildfire mitigation and preparedness meeting?

  • Flooding & Drainage

  • 13. Have roads, driveways, or access points to your property ever become impassable due to flooding?

  • Future Planning

  • 17. Would you allow a site visit to evaluate mitigation opportunities on your property?
  • 18. Would you like to receive information about future mitigation opportunities?
  • Thank you for helping identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve resilience throughout our community.

  • General Property Information

  • Mitigation Awareness & Interest

  • 8. Prior to this survey, were you familiar with hazard mitigation programs?
  • 10. Which mitigation projects would interest you? (Check all that apply)
  • 11. If funding assistance were available, would you consider participating in a mitigation project?
  • 12. What is the biggest barrier to completing mitigation projects?

  • Wildfire Risk Assessment (All Property Owners)

  • 13. Is your property adjacent to or surrounded by:
  • 14. Have you ever been concerned about a grassfire or wildfire threatening your property?
  • 15. Do you maintain vegetation around structures to reduce fire risk?
  • 16. Would you be interested in receiving information about reducing wildfire risk around your home or business?

  • Additional Questions for Properties 2 Acres or Larger

  • If your property is 2 acres or more, please complete the following section.
  • 17. Does your property contain significant areas of:
  • 18. During wildfire season, how would you describe the fire risk on your property?
  • 19. Have you created or maintained any wildfire mitigation measures?
  • 20. Would you be interested in assistance identifying wildfire mitigation opportunities on your property?
  • 21. Would you support community-wide efforts to reduce hazardous vegetation on large properties to help protect neighboring homes, businesses, and infrastructure?
  • 22. What challenges prevent you from reducing wildfire hazards on your property? (Check all that apply)

  • Environmental Concerns

  • 23. If grant funding or technical assistance were available, which wildfire mitigation activities would you most likely pursue?

  • Future Planning

  • 24. Would you allow local officials or mitigation planners to contact you about future mitigation opportunities?
  • Your input helps identify community risks, prioritize mitigation projects, and support future funding opportunities aimed at protecting lives, property, and critical infrastructure.
  • Do you currently manage vegetation to reduce wildfire risk?

  • Additional Questions for Properties 2 Acres or Larger

  • If your property is 2 acres or more, please answer the following:
  • How would you rate the wildfire risk on your property?
  • Current wildfire mitigation measures on your property: (Check all that apply)
  • Would you be interested in assistance identifying wildfire mitigation opportunities on your property?

  • We’re all in this together, and real progress starts with open conversation. When we take the time to talk things through, we can move from frustration to solutions and from concerns to action. Being proactive means working together to address challenges before they become bigger problems.

  • Thank you for helping identify opportunities to reduce risks and strengthen our
    community's resilience to natural hazards.                                                                                        -EMC City of Fritch                                                                                                                                  Stephanie Estes (806) 395-1441 or engagementadmin@fritchcityhall.com

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