national hurricane conference training session

National Hurricane National Hurricane Conference Training Conference Training

SessionSession

Panel: Decision-Making Tools forPanel: Decision-Making Tools for

Risk Management & AssessmentRisk Management & Assessment

Claire Drury, HAZUS Program ManagerClaire Drury, HAZUS Program Manager

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsEarthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue to Occur…Will Continue to Occur…

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

We need ways to communicate risk We need ways to communicate risk so that communities will be so that communities will be informed & motivated to informed & motivated to plan, plan, prepare, mitigate & respond…prepare, mitigate & respond…

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsEarthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue to Occur, so…Will Continue to Occur, so…

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

……so that we can minimize damage so that we can minimize damage and loss of life & prevent and loss of life & prevent natural natural hazardshazards from becoming from becoming natural natural disastersdisasters

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsEarthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue to Occur…Will Continue to Occur…

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH: Integrated Hurricane, Flood HAZUS-MH: Integrated Hurricane, Flood & Earthquake Model & Earthquake Model

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH is a decision-support tool for HAZUS-MH is a decision-support tool for state & local risk managersstate & local risk managers

StateState RegionRegion CommunityCommunity NeighborhoodNeighborhood

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

RespondRespond

HAZUS-MH and Risk ManagementHAZUS-MH and Risk Management

PreparePrepare

RecoverRecover MitigateMitigate

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH equips decision-makers to:HAZUS-MH equips decision-makers to: IDENTIFYIDENTIFY vulnerable areas that may require planning vulnerable areas that may require planning

considerations (e.g., land use or building code considerations (e.g., land use or building code requirements)requirements)

ASSESSASSESS the level of readiness and preparedness to deal the level of readiness and preparedness to deal with a disaster before the disaster occurswith a disaster before the disaster occurs

ESTIMATEESTIMATE potential losses from specific hazard events, potential losses from specific hazard events, including pre-event, near real-time, and post-event report including pre-event, near real-time, and post-event report capabilitycapability

DECIDEDECIDE on how to allocate resources for the most effective on how to allocate resources for the most effective and efficient mitigation, response and recoveryand efficient mitigation, response and recovery

PRIORITIZE PRIORITIZE the mitigation measures that need to be the mitigation measures that need to be implemented to reduce future lossesimplemented to reduce future losses

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH: HAZUS-MH: FeaturesFeatures

GIS TechnologyGIS Technology Nationwide DatabasesNationwide Databases Nationally Standardized Loss Nationally Standardized Loss

Estimation and Risk Assessment Estimation and Risk Assessment MethodologyMethodology

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH: HAZUS-MH: FeaturesFeaturesPhysical Physical

ImpactsImpacts

Economic Economic ImpactsImpacts

Social ImpactsSocial Impacts

GIS TechnologyGIS Technology Nationwide DatabasesNationwide Databases Nationally Standardized Loss Nationally Standardized Loss

Estimation and Risk Assessment Estimation and Risk Assessment MethodologyMethodology

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH: Analysis OutputsHAZUS-MH: Analysis Outputs

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH at the NHCHAZUS-MH at the NHC Hurricane Module DemonstrationsHurricane Module Demonstrations

Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Cabildo B (2nd floor)Cabildo B (2nd floor)

Mitigation Workshop: Mitigation Workshop: HAZUS-MH Hurricane ModelHAZUS-MH Hurricane Model

Thursday 1:30-3:00 Thursday 1:30-3:00 Cabildo A (2nd floor)Cabildo A (2nd floor)

Visit the HAZUS-MH Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit boothexhibit booth

Booth #23 in the French Booth #23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall Market Exhibit Hall (3rd floor)(3rd floor)

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS: HAZUS: User GroupsUser Groups

HAZUSHAZUSUSER GROUPUSER GROUP

UTILITIESUTILITIESUTILITIESUTILITIES

PRIVATEPRIVATEPRIVATEPRIVATEFEDERALFEDERALFEDERALFEDERAL

STATESTATESTATESTATE

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENTLABORATORIESLABORATORIESGOVERNMENTGOVERNMENTLABORATORIESLABORATORIES

LOCALLOCALLOCALLOCALNONPROFITNONPROFIT

UNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIES

Facility Manager

Technical Experts

NONPROFITNONPROFITNONPROFITNONPROFIT

Red Cross

Technical Experts

Local Planners

EmergencyResponse Personnel

Legislative Contacts

Medical Personnel

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

Near Real-Time Wind Field InputsNear Real-Time Wind Field Inputs

Pre-Strike Damage Estimates Combined Pre-Strike Damage Estimates Combined with NHC Predictionswith NHC Predictions

Post-Strike Loss EstimatesPost-Strike Loss Estimates Direct EconomicDirect Economic Indirect EconomicIndirect Economic CasualtiesCasualties Shelter RequirementsShelter Requirements

HAZUS-MH: FEMA’S SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSSES FROM DISASTERS

HAZUS-MH at the NHCHAZUS-MH at the NHC Hurricane Module DemonstrationsHurricane Module Demonstrations

Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Cabildo B (2nd floor)Cabildo B (2nd floor)

Mitigation Workshop: Mitigation Workshop: HAZUS-MH Hurricane ModelHAZUS-MH Hurricane Model

Thursday 1:30-3:00 Thursday 1:30-3:00 Cabildo A (2nd floor)Cabildo A (2nd floor)

Visit the HAZUS-MH Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit boothexhibit booth

Booth #23 in the French Booth #23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall Market Exhibit Hall (3rd floor)(3rd floor)