HAZUS Higher Education Resources Clearinghouse (HERC)

Explore HAZUS HERC

External Links

University Based HAZUS User Groups (HUG)

Contacts and Contributions

Vincent J. Brown
Senior Program Specialist
Risk Analysis Division
FEMA Headquarters
p: 202.646.2725
e: vincent.brown@dhs.gov

Jamie Caplan
Jamie Caplan Consulting
p: 413.586.0867
e: jamie@jamiecaplan.com

Beth Miller Howser
PBS&J
p: 703.471.7275 x248
e: bmhowser@pbsj.com

What is the HAZUS HERC?

The HAZUS Higher Education Resources Clearinghouse is designed to enable the efficient collection of HAZUS-related data by interested students, academic professors, government officials and FEMA representatives.

HAZUS HERC Mission

The mission of the HAZUS Higher Education Resources Clearinghouse is to classify and distribute information regarding HAZUS use within the higher-education community, for the purpose of fostering collaboration among institutions of higher learning and FEMA, as well as promoting HAZUS use and analysis.

HAZUS HERC Priorities

Priorities of the HAZUS Higher Education Resources Clearinghouse include:

Teaching (incorporating HAZUS into a school curriculum, classroom and lab examples)
Conducting research (for PowerPoint presentations, project descriptions and grants awarded, and by schools experienced in assisting HAZUS data development)
Working with other FEMA initiatives (such as HAZUS User Groups, risk mapping and pre-disaster mitigation planning)
Encouraging service learning (through internships, training, working with local governments and HAZUS User Groups)