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New for FY2009! FEMA Introduces HAZUS-MH Training and Credentialing Program
FEMA is launching a new initiative that recognizes emergency managers, GIS professionals and others who complete a structured HAZUS curriculum that has two tracks: HAZUS-MH Trained Professional – that provides a foundation of basic HAZUS-MH skills plus focused instruction on at least one hazard; and HAZUS-MH Practitioner Track – that expands on the HAZUS Trained Professional Track by incorporating specialized training.
This new initiative, which was unveiled at the 2008 Annual HAZUS-MH Users Conference, provides recognition to HAZUS-MH users who have achieved a higher level of knowledge and expertise in one or more of the models. Emergency managers and GIS professionals who attain the HAZUS-MH Trained Professional designation have demonstrated a proficiency in the use of the model, including an understanding of the underlying data structure. The HAZUS-MH Practitioner designation is given to users of the model who have also completed courses in the use of HAZUS-MH for disaster operations, risk assessment or mitigation planning.
The HAZUS-MH training and credentialing initiative is an important development in ongoing efforts to increase technical capacity in the use of HAZUS-MH. It will enable FEMA and the states to identify and quantify the distribution of HAZUS-MH expertise across the nation, important factors in strategic planning for HAZUS-MH.
HAZUS Practitioner Track: Expands upon the HAZUS Trained Professional track by incorporating specialized instruction in topic specific areas. HAZUS Practitioner logo
* E190 ArcGIS for Emergency Managers (prior GIS experience may substitute)
* E313 Basic HAZUS-MH
* E296 Application of HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment or E179 Application of HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations
* E317 Comprehensive Data Management
* Minimum of ONE of the following: E170 HAZUS-MH for Hurricanes; E172 HAZUS-MH for Floods; or E174 HAZUS-MH for Earthquakes
Professionals and Practitioners will receive a certificate, lapel pin, and a listing on FEMA’s website upon completion of their respective curriculum track.
HAZUS Trained Practitioners
Patricia Bowman, Santa Rosa County, FL
Sue Evers, FEMA Region 7
Kathleen Fischer, Yurok Tribe Planner
Joshua Friedman, New York City OEM
Vanessa Glynn-Linaris, GeoRevs, LLC
John Ingargiola, FEMA Headquarters
Jessica Phillips, Dare County, NC
Kyle Ness, URS Corporation
Julie B. Sendra, Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security
Mohamad Sleiman, FEMA Region 4
Brian Shumon, FEMA Region 2
Tracy Toutant, National Geospatial-Intel Agency
Scott Wade, East Carolina University
Cathy Walker, Washington Military Department