Title: Development of HAZUS Earthquake Risk Assessment Capabilities for Southern California SCEC HAZUS Work
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