Has Your House Flooded?

Residents of Wall are encouraged to take a short survey that could help to reduce the damage from natural disasters, police said.

The five-minute, 15 question survey is part of an overall strategy to plan for and mitigate the damage caused by natural disasters. Commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the survey is being offered to residents on the Monmouth County Sherriff’s website, Sgt. Joseph Wilbert said.

The Monmouth County Freeholders are working with county and state emergency responders to update the county’s All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan, a document that identifies the natural hazards that a particular community is succeptable to and the extent to which the community is affected by them, Wilbert said.

The primary hazard in Monmouth County is flooding,” Wilbert said in a release. “But other potential hazards to be analyzed include drought, extreme cold, extreme heat, snow, ice, hail, windstorms Nor’easters, Hurricanes, tropical storms and tornadoes, among others.”

If your home has flooded or you’ve been affected in some way by a natural disaster, you’re encouraged to take the online survey, Wilbert said.

It can be found by clicking here.