Have you lived through a disaster?
Hi, I appreciate your
assistance. I will be using your personal experiences for a book I am writing
about surviving disasters (natural, man-made, technological, etc.) The only
identification I am requesting is your FIRST name; any other ID offered will be
kept in my personal file in case I need to contact you for more info and will
be destroyed upon completion of the manuscript.
If you have lived through a disaster of any kind your responses will be
extremely helpful to this project.
You can copy the
questions with your responses into an email and send that to me at ChelleCordero@gmail.com ~or~ you can download the .doc (http://bylines333.com/?attachment_id=661),
fill in the responses and attach it to an email mailed to ChelleCordero@gmail.com , whichever is easier for you.
Please put DISASTER in the subject line.
Please respond as soon as possible.
Please respond as soon as possible.
Email is my preferred
method to receive responses, however if you would like you can snail-mail the
form to me at: By-Lines; POB 333;
Tomkins Cove NY 10986.
1) What
region of the country/world do you live in and what type of disaster has
occurred?
2) Can
you give a brief description of what your living conditions were before the
disaster (ie: single family home, trailer, apartment complex)?
3) What
was the extent of damage and losses to your family and home?
4) Did
you have any warnings of the impending disaster? If so, what preparations did
you make?
5) What
resources were available to you to assist you and your family after the
disaster?
6) Were
you able to recover after the disaster and resume a “normal” life? How long did
this recovery take?
7) What
were permanent losses that could not be recovered?
8) What
changes have you made to avoid or decrease your losses if future disasters
occur?
9) Based
on your experience, what advice would you give to others to mitigate losses and
safeguard their families?
10) Any
other comments?
