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Other Projects
This is the area of USEHAZUS that allows you to see how HAZUS is being used nationwide.
CA OES Tsunami Inundation Mapping Program
The purpose of this project is to provide " ... a uniform set of ... inundation maps ... representing a worst case scenario for tsunami evacuation and emergency planning." For more information you can download a PowerPoint presentation given by Joanna Fenton.
Essential Facilities Risk Assessment in Southern California
The on-going DFIRM updates provide us with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the synergies between FEMA's Map Modernization (Map Mod) Project and FEMA's HAZUS® natural hazard loss estimation software, with products useful to emergency preparedness and hazard mitigation planning. Three Southern California Counties—Orange, Riverside & San Bernardino—have been selected for comprehensive multi-hazard HAZUS-Map Mod Risk Assessment projects. For more information you can download a PowerPoint presentation given by Hope Seligson.
GIS Technology Used to Safeguard Orange County, California Citizens
In March 2007, the citizens of Orange County, California came together for a project critical to sustaining human life and prosperity in the area. Orange County was selected as a pilot community in a risk assessment project using HAZUS-MH, a powerful GIS-based software program that estimates potential losses from earthquakes, hurricane winds, and floods. For more information you can download the entire article.
Indiana PDM Plans
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is partnering with The Polis center and regional commissions to facilitate the creation of pre-disaster mitigation plans for 33 counties in central and northern Indiana. The Polis Center will participate in the entire planning process. As part of the risk assessment process, Polis will develop Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to use local GIS data and Assessors information to update HAZUS-MH general building stock data (address & lat/long for each parcel, occupancy classification, square footage, year built, number of stories and basic construction type). With assistance from the local government staff, Polis will assist the counties to map critical facilities for use in the model. GIS and HAZUS-MH analyses will be performed to generate the risk assessment document
Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)
NESEC is working on real-time earthquake reports, including automatic form generation. The long term project includes running HAZUS for smaller earthquakes, such as 3 or 4 magnitudes, which are more likely in New England. This may be possible with a basic shakemap.
Wisconsin Statewide Risk Assessment
The Polis Center will work with the University of Wisconsin Madison (UWM) on a project to develop a state-wide risk assessment focused on defining flood risks throughout the state. The statewide assessment will use HAZUS-MH to generate a hazard riverine profile for each county in the state and coastal flooding scenarios for the Great Lake Counties. HAZUS-MH EF, HPLF, etc point data from State of Wisconsin sources will be used to update the HAZUS-MH state database.
IDHS Partners with The Polis Center
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is partnering with The Polis Center and regional commissions to facilitate the creation of pre-disaster mitigation plans for 33 counties in central and northern Indiana. The Polis Center will participate in the entire planning process. As part of the risk assessment process, Polis will develop Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to use local GIS data and Assessors information to update HAZUS-MH general building stock data (address & lat/long for each parcel, occupancy classification, square footage, year built, number of stories and basic construction type). With assistance from the local government staff, Polis will assist the counties to map critical facilities for use in the model. GIS and HAZUS-MH analyses will be performed to generate the risk assessment document.
