National Hurricane National Hurricane Conference Conference Training Session Training Session Panel: Decision- Panel: Decision- Making Tools for Making Tools for Risk Management & Risk Management & Assessment Assessment Claire Drury, HAZUS Claire Drury, HAZUS Program Manager Program Manager
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National Hurricane National Hurricane Conference Training Conference Training
SessionSession
Panel: Decision-Making Tools forPanel: Decision-Making Tools for
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
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
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)