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National Hurricane Conference Training Session

National Hurricane Conference Training Session. Panel: Decision-Making Tools for Risk Management & Assessment Claire Drury, HAZUS Program Manager. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Floods Will Continue to Occur…. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Floods Will Continue to Occur, so….

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National Hurricane Conference Training Session

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

  2. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue to Occur…

  3. 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…

  4. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and FloodsWill Continue to Occur… …so that we can minimize damage and loss of life & prevent natural hazards from becoming natural disasters

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

  6. HAZUS-MH is a decision-support tool for state & local risk managers • State • Region • Community • Neighborhood

  7. HAZUS-MH and Risk Management Prepare Recover Mitigate Respond

  8. HAZUS-MH equips decision-makers to: • IDENTIFYvulnerable 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

  9. HAZUS-MH: Features • GIS Technology • Nationwide Databases • Nationally Standardized Loss Estimation and Risk Assessment Methodology

  10. HAZUS-MH: Features Physical Impacts Economic Impacts Social Impacts • GIS Technology • Nationwide Databases • Nationally Standardized Loss Estimation and Risk Assessment Methodology

  11. HAZUS-MH: Analysis Outputs

  12. HAZUS-MH at the NHC • Hurricane Module Demonstrations Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Cabildo B (2nd floor) • Mitigation Workshop: HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model Thursday 1:30-3:00 Cabildo A (2nd floor) • Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit booth Booth #23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall (3rd floor)

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. HAZUS-MH at the NHC • Hurricane Module Demonstrations Tuesday 8:30-5:00 Cabildo B (2nd floor) • Mitigation Workshop: HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model Thursday 1:30-3:00 Cabildo A (2nd floor) • Visit the HAZUS-MH exhibit booth Booth #23 in the French Market Exhibit Hall (3rd floor)

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