Title: Development of HAZUS Earthquake Risk Assessment Capabilities for Southern California SCEC HAZUS Workshop November 13, 2001 HAZUS Past, Future,
1Development of HAZUS Earthquake Risk Assessment
Capabilitiesfor Southern CaliforniaSCEC HAZUS
WorkshopNovember 13, 2001HAZUSPast, Future,
Present
- Jim Buika
- Regional Earthquake Specialist
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- San Francisco
2- FEMAs National Risk Assessment System
- Federal Investment Exceeds 17 Million
- Earthquake, Wind, and Flood Hazards
- All Mitigation is Local
- Provides Local Decision Makers with Scientific
and Engineering Details to Prioritize Mitigation
Projects - HAZUS is at the Heart of FEMAs Mission
3- Free Multi-hazard Software to Public
- Free Support Products
- National and Regional Databases
- Training Technical Support
- User Manual Technical Manuals
- Continued FEMA software development and
enhancements - Runs on a Personal Computer
- Requires Geographic Information System Software
Investment by User - HAZUS User Group Support Network
4ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED EARTHQUAKE LOSS AT THE
COUNTY LEVEL
- California 74
- Los Angeles County 25
5TOP TEN CITIES AT RISK
- Los Angeles
- Riverside
- Oakland
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Orange
- Seattle
- San Diego
- Portland
- Ventura
6Population increases in the last 8 years
have tended towards areas of high risk
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9- FEMAs Commitment to HAZUS 1993 - 2005
- 17.5 Million through 2000
- 40.0 Million though 2005
- Five-Year Strategic Plan, 2002 - 2006
- Technology Development for EQ, Flood, and Wind
- Program Management
- Marketing and Outreach
- Special Studies
- Training
- CD-rom Distribution
10- Past Software Releases
- HAZUS 97
- HAZUS 99
- HAZUS 99 Service Release 1
- Future Software Releases
- HAZUS 99 Service Release 2, December 2001
- Flood Module, December 2002
- Wind, December 2002, 2004
- Web-enabled software 2005
11- Implementation Strategy
- Marketing Study, April 2002, leads to Outreach
- Federal Partnerships and Developmental
Partnerships - HAZUS User Group Initiative (web site supported)
- Course Enhancements
- Training Strategy through Private Sector
Initiative - Scenario Development for Major Exercises
12The Earthquake InformationChallenge
- Boundaries of Seismic Disaster Area
- Ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides
- Boundaries of Secondary Disaster Areas
- Flooding, tsunami, fire
- Socio-economic Impacts
- Homes, population, shelters, businesses, local
govt status - Jurisdictional and Geopolitical Boundaries
- Status of Transportation, Communications,
Essential Facilities and Critical Infrastructure - Hazard Specific Information
- Tsunami, fire, flood, collapsed structures
(USAR), HAZMAT
13HAZUS 99 ANALYSIS OUTPUT andSUMMER 2000
WORKSHOP GOALS
- GOAL ONE
- Automated HAZUS Mapping Capability
- GOAL TWO
- Emergency Management Protocol
- GOAL THREE
- User-Defined Priority Maps
- GOAL FOUR San Francisco Bay Area HAZUS Risk
Assessment
Greater San Francisco Bay Area
14Most Probable EarthquakesForecasted for the San
Francisco Bay Area
15Accurate Earthquake-Loss Estimates Require
Successful Partnerships
GeographicInformation SystemProfessionals
EarthScientists
EarthquakeEngineers
- Risk Managers
- Local
- Regional
- Corporate
16The HAZUS User GroupPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
- 600 Members
- 175 Organizations
- GIS Professionals
- Risk Managers
- Business Resumption Planners
- Emergency Managers
- Earthquake Experts
- Media Representatives
17 MARKETING MATERIALS
- Newsletters
- Brochures
- Marketing Information Packet
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Conference Resource Manual
- HAZUS User Group Handbook
- Conference Booth
- Advanced HAZUS Training for GIS Professionals
- National HAZUS Map Book
- www.hazus.org
- Calendar
- Meeting Reports
- Press Releases
- Earthquake Reports
- HAZUS maps outputs
- User Groups around Nation
- Webmaster, Richard Davies, Executive Director,
Western Disaster Center
18SoCal HAZUS User GroupTen Counties Accomplishing
More Together
- Los Angeles
- Ventura
- Orange
- Kern
- San Bernardino
- Riverside
- San Diego
- Imperial
- Ventura
- San Luis Obispo
Southern California
19SoCal HAZUS User Group
- Vision
- Ten Counties Accomplishing more Together to
Build an Earthquake Resistant Community - Goal
- Reduce the Loss of Life and Property after the
Next Major Southern California Earthquake
- Objectives
- Develop an Emergency Management Protocol and
HAZUS Automated Mapping Capability for
Response Purposes - Create a Comprehensive Earthquake Risk Assessment
for Southern California Using HAZUS Software
20HAZUS User GroupOrganization
Four Committees User Contributions
Contractor Five-year Strategic Plan
User Applications
Emergency Mgmt. Protocol
Marketing
Database Management
- Articles of
- Incorporation
- Formalize
- Organization
- Tabletop Exercises
- Automate ShakeMap into HAZUS
21Southern California HAZUS User Group 2001 - 2002
Project Strategies
Deliver Post-Earthquake
Loss Estimates
Implement SCEC Risk Assessment Local Pilot
Projects
Train 25 New HAZUS Users
SoCal HAZUS User Group
Inventory and Improve Databases
Develop a Comprehensive Earthquake
Risk Assessment for
Southern California
22HAZUS User GroupACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Leadership Organization
- Training Technical Support
- Marketing Partnerships
- Web Site Pilot Projects
- HAZUS Implementation Model for the Nation
Greater San Francisco Bay Area
23SUCCESSES and LESSONS LEARNED
- SUCCESSES
- Leadership and Organization
- Local HAZUS training
- Partnerships
- Marketing
- Earthquake Exercises Earthquake Response
- HAZUS Pilot Projects
- LESSONS LEARNED
- Volunteer leaders will emerge
- Leads to local acceptance
- Engage Risk Managers and GIS Professionals as
partners - Marketing has been key to successful partnerships
- Scientists seek more details while planners
accept HAZUS results for decision making - Require agency partnerships
24OUTCOMES
- Ten counties accomplishing more together
- Public-private partnership of earth scientists,
engineers, risk managers and GIS professionals - Build disaster-resistant communities
- Define physical, social, and economic risk
- Save lives and reduces property losses