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Technical Papers & Manuals
This section of USEHAZUS includes manuals generated by the HAZUS developers as well as papers and other technical resources created by HAZUS users.
- HAZUS-MH MR3 Earthquake Technical Manual
- Download from FEMA.
- HAZUS-MH MR3 Hurricane Technical Manual
- Download from FEMA.
- HAZUS-MH MR3 Flood Technical Manual
- Download from FEMA.
- Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS)
- The CDMS is a complimentary tool to HAZUS-MH MR3 that provides users with the capability to update and manage statewide datasets, which are currently used to support analysis in HAZUS-MH. The CDMS will function as a single user or shared desktop application.
- FEMA 433 - Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment
- Download from FEMA.
- Benefit-Cost Analysis of FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants
- Report prepared by the Natural Hazards Review in November 2007.
- Data Standardization Guidelines for Loss Estimation-Populating Inventory Databases for HAZUS®MH MR-1
- Report prepared in March 2006 for California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
Risk Assessment Studies for Mitigation, Response and Recovery
- Maryland's Flood Vulnerability Assessment
- Download from the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative (ESRGC).
- Pennsylvania 100 Year Flood Study
- Download from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
- HAZUS-MH® Hurricane Wind Model Validation Study - Florida
- Download from FEMA.
- HAZUS-MH® Riverine Flood Model Validation Study - Utah
- Download from FEMA.
- Central US Scenarios
- Download from the Central United State Earthquake Consortium.
- HAZUS Comparison of 1985 Six Cities Study
- Download from the Central United State Earthquake Consortium.
- HAZUS Applications to Support Rapid Needs Assessments and Response Operations, HMTAP 301
- Report prepared in January 2006 for FEMA.
Earthquake Studies
- Assessment of Risks and Vulnerability to Earthquake Hazards in Nevada
- Report produced by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology - Open-File Report 07-1, text and 17 plates, Web only
- HAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States
- The objective of this study is to assess levels of seismic risk in the United States using HAZUS-MH and nationwide data.
- Central US Scenarios
- Download from the Central United State Earthquake Consortium.
- Earthquake Risk Assessment Study for the New York Metropolitan Area
- The study based on the HAZUS Earthquake Model was released by the New York City Consortium for Earthquake Loss Estimation.
- HAZUS Comparison of 1985 Six Cities Study
- Download from the Central United State Earthquake Consortium.
Flood Studies
- Assessment of Risks and Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in Nevada
- Report produced by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology - Open-File Report 07-2, text and 6 plates, Web only
- Maryland's Flood Vulnerability Assessment
- Download from the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative (ESRGC).
- Pennsylvania 100 Year Flood Study
- Download from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
- HAZUS-MH® Riverine Flood Model Validation Study - Utah
- Download from FEMA.
Wind Studies
- HAZUS-MH® Hurricane Wind Model Validation Study - Florida
- Download from FEMA.
Additional Studies
- HAZUS Applications to Support Rapid Needs Assessments and Response Operations, HMTAP 301
- Report prepared in January 2006 for FEMA.
Texas Expands HAZUS Capabilities to Include Debris and Commodities Needs
Tom Le Blanc, Mitigation Program Specialist, GDEM needed debris estimates in terms of cubic yards. The cubic yard estimate would translate into hands-on disaster response and recovery information, such as number of trucks needed to remove debris. He spoke with Miguel Pavon, a "modeler" with the Texas Natural Resources Information Service (TNRIS). Pavon recognized that he could take information from HAZUS outputs—displaced people, displaced households and tons of debris—and build on it.
Mr. Pavon used a United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) program that calculates commodities such as Points of Distribution (POD), ice (bags), water (bottles), tarps (for temporary roof repair), meals ready to eat (MRE's), personnel (disbursement of supplies), and gallons of fuel needed to supply transportation modes used by people evacuating a hurricane. Mr. Pavon developed a flexible, user-friendly spreadsheet where specific debris removal and commodity needs could be calculated. The simple spreadsheet design has input fields on the top of the screen, and fields for commodity needs below. For more information on this spreadsheet, contact Tom LeBlanc.
