Officials of San Mateo County are urging residents to complete its Community Emergency Preparedness Survey, warning that participation remains especially low in some of the region’s highest-risk communities.
In a statement Monday, Board of Supervisors President David Canepa and Emergency Management Director Dr. Shruti Dhapodkar said the anonymous survey will guide how the county allocates emergency resources, issues warnings and supports residents during disasters.
Early results reportedly show striking gaps with Daly City — home to more than 100,000 people and sitting directly on the San Andreas Fault — submitting only 40 surveys. East Palo Alto has returned 23, despite flood risks from the Bay and nearby creeks. Coastside communities such as Pacifica and Half Moon Bay, which face tsunami threats, storm-related isolation and potential Highway 1 closures, also trail the rest of the county.
Dhapodkar said each response helps planners understand how families would react in an emergency.
The survey is fully anonymous, collects no personal information, and is available in English, Spanish and Mandarin. It takes about 10 minutes to complete and is designed to help families assess their own readiness while providing planners with essential data.
Residents in Daly City, San Bruno, Millbrae, South San Francisco, East Palo Alto, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay and North Fair Oaks are urged to respond and share the survey with neighbors and community groups. The survey can be take at: surveymonkey.com/r/SMCEM_Community_Assessment.
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