National Hurricane Conference Training Session

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National Hurricane Conference Training Session

• Panel Decision-Making Tools for
• Risk Management Assessment
• Claire Drury, HAZUS Program Manager

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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue
to Occur
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue
to Occur, so

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

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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue
to Occur

• so that we can minimize damage and loss of life
  prevent natural hazards from becoming natural
  disasters

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HAZUS-MH Integrated Hurricane, Flood
Earthquake Model
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HAZUS-MH is a decision-support tool for state
local risk managers

• State
• Region
• Community
• Neighborhood

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HAZUS-MH and Risk Management
Prepare
Recover
Mitigate
Respond
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HAZUS-MH equips decision-makers to

• IDENTIFY vulnerable areas that may require
  planning considerations (e.g., land use or
  building code requirements)
• ASSESS the level of readiness and preparedness to
  deal with a disaster before the disaster occurs
• ESTIMATE potential losses from specific hazard
  events, including pre-event, near real-time, and
  post-event report capability
• DECIDE on how to allocate resources for the most
  effective and efficient mitigation, response and
  recovery
• PRIORITIZE the mitigation measures that need to
  be implemented to reduce future losses

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HAZUS-MH Features

• GIS Technology
• Nationwide Databases
• Nationally Standardized Loss Estimation and Risk
  Assessment Methodology

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HAZUS-MH Features
Physical Impacts Economic Impacts Social Impacts

• GIS Technology
• Nationwide Databases
• Nationally Standardized Loss Estimation and Risk
  Assessment Methodology

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HAZUS-MH Analysis Outputs
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HAZUS-MH at the NHC

• Hurricane Module Demonstrations
• Tuesday 830-500 Cabildo B (2nd floor)
• Mitigation Workshop HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model
• Thursday 130-300 Cabildo A (2nd floor)
• Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit booth
• Booth 23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall
  (3rd floor)

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HAZUS User Groups
Medical Personnel
Legislative Contacts
PRIVATE
FEDERAL
Facility Manager
UTILITIES
HAZUS USER GROUP
STATE
Emergency Response Personnel
UNIVERSITIES
Technical Experts
LOCAL
NONPROFIT
NONPROFIT
Local Planners
GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES
Red Cross
Technical Experts
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Near Real-Time Wind Field Inputs

• Pre-Strike Damage Estimates Combined with NHC
  Predictions
• Post-Strike Loss Estimates
• Direct Economic
• Indirect Economic
• Casualties
• Shelter Requirements

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HAZUS-MH at the NHC

• Hurricane Module Demonstrations
• Tuesday 830-500 Cabildo B (2nd floor)
• Mitigation Workshop HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model
• Thursday 130-300 Cabildo A (2nd floor)
• Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit booth
• Booth 23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall
  (3rd floor)