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FEMA Region IV (Southeast) HAZUS Technical Team (R4HTT)
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External Links
- Alabama Emergency Management Agency
- Florida Division of Emergency Management
- Florida HAZUS User Group
- Georgia Office of Homeland Security
- Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
Contact R4HTT
Rick Burgess
HAZUS Program Manager
FEMA Region IV
p: 770.220.5426
e: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
What We Do
Since April, 2004, FEMA Region IV (Southeast) HAZUS Technical Team has put the groundwork in building HAZUS capabilities in the Southern United States. Through these efforts, the , FEMA Region IV (Southeast) HAZUS Technical Team has now established the Center of HAZUS Expertise to support the rapid needs assessments and response operations for land falling hurricanes.
HAZUS-MH has been used extensively for supporting the Region IV Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) and the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) for the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. In the first quarter of 2007, the Region IV Center of HAZUS Expertise assisted FEMA Region VI to examine a potential scenario if Hurricane Dean had made landfall in southern Texas. Following this exercise, Region IV was granted by the FEMA Headquarters Program Office the authority to use HAZUS-MH for supporting NRCC and Hurricane prone regions and states.
Region IV activities go beyond support for disaster operations. Relying on in-house expertise, knowledge, and experience, Region IV has a vast portfolio of services that can be provided to nationwide HAZUS-MH users in government, the private sector and academia.
Mission
The mission of the FEMA Region IV (Southeast) HAZUS Technical Team is to:
Implement FEMA’s HAZUS-MH loss-estimation software in all eight FEMA Region IV states
Develop partnerships with national research laboratories, universities, corporations, utilities, and nonprofit organizations as well as federal, state and local governments
Understand the steps required for implementing the HAZUS-MH
Use results generated from HAZUS-MH pilot projects for mitigation planning to meet the requirements of mandatory Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) 2000 mitigation plan development
Organize the SEHUG to use HAZUS and share results from scenario exercises and response situations
Share project successes nationwide
Goals
Reduce the loss of life and property of natural and manmade hazards in the Southeastern United States by utilizing HAZUS-MH software for all phases of emergency management.
Objectives
Create comprehensive multi-hazard risk assessments using HAZUS-MH
Network all levels of government, emergency management professionals, GIS professionals, and private industry
Train all levels of government, emergency management professionals, GIS professionals, and private industry in HAZUS-MH. Provide the knowledge, tools, and resources for members to run HAZUS-MH independently.
Improve the databases with HAZUS-MH to allow SEHUG to run HAZUS-MH Level 2 analyses within each state.
Integrate HAZUS-MH in each state
News from Region IV
- Alabama EMA and FEMA Announce Opening of Disaster Recovery Centers in Chilton County to Help Survivors
- ATLANTA, Ga. -- Two disaster recovery center are open in Chilton County to help those whose homes or businesses were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on January 22-23. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week until further notice.
- Alabama EMA and FEMA Announce Opening of Disaster Recovery Centers in Jefferson County to Help Survivors
- ATLANTA, Ga. -- Three disaster recovery centers are open in Jefferson County to help those whose homes or businesses were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on January 22-23. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week until further notice.
- Community Relations Teams Canvassing Areas Hit By Tornadoes in Chilton and Jefferson Counties
- ATLANTA, Ga. -- Community relations specialists from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Chilton and Jefferson counties reaching out to survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on Jan. 22-23.
Last updated: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:31:16 EST
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