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<br />Hazard Assessment & Vulnerability Analysis <br /> <br />The State Hazard Mitigation Program (SHMP) funds were directed in FY 97 to be <br />utilized to conduct a statewide hazard assessment and hazard vulnerability study. The <br />University of Wyoming Sur, vey Research Center located in the University College of <br />Business was contracted to conduct the survey. <br /> <br />The Wyoming Emergency Management Agency (WEMA) submitted 100 suggested <br />survey questions and they were modified into the final telephone survey. Wyoming <br />has 23 counties and at least 400 surveys were conducted in each county. This telephone <br />survey required respondents (selected at random by the OW Survey Research Center) <br />to spend approximately 12 to 15 minutes answering the survey questions. Even <br />though this survey was extremely lengthy for the respondents, the response rate <br />(callers agreeing to participate in the survey) was the best the OW Survey Research <br />Center had experienced. <br /> <br />In total, 9,204 responds participated. Planning for this project began in November 1996 <br />and the tabulated survey results were given to WEMA in July 1998. The tabulated <br />results have been utilized by the Coordinator of the Wyoming Emergency <br />Management Agency to brief county/city/town elected officials and private citizen <br />groups concerning their citizens' perceptions of the hazards affecting their jurisdiction. <br />The response from those attending the briefing sessions has been very positive. <br />