Using a cross-sectional design, we surveyed participants in the program, Support and Aid for Everyone (SAFE) operated by Mariposa County Health and Human Services Agency (MC), which assists persons who self-identify as having special needs in an emergency, e.g., use wheelchairs or electrical medical equipment.
A questionnaire was distributed to SAFE participants on behalf of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) by MC staff allowed for anonymous participation. Following a modified Dillman method, the survey was mailed, with a phone interview option. Reminders were made by postcard and follow-up calls by MC staff. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Data analysis files are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request to Sumi Hoshiko sumi.hoshiko@cdph.ca.gov. Format: Raw data from this study will not be made publicly available to protect confidentiality. Data analysis files are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request to Sumi Hoshiko sumi.hoshiko@cdph.ca.gov.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Rappold, A., S. Hoshiko, J. Buckman, C.G. Jones, K. Yeomans, A. Mello, R. Thilakaratne, E. Sergienko, MD, K. Allen, and L. Bello. Responses to wildfire and prescribed fire smoke: A survey of a medically vulnerable adult population in the wildland-urban interface, Mariposa County, California. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, SWITZERLAND, 20(2): 1, (2023).