[[Category:HAZUS General Information]

HAZUS-MH MR3, the third maintenance release of the HAZUS-MH (HAZUS Multihazard) software program, is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  HAZUS-MH MR3 is a revised and updated version of HAZUS-MH, a nationally-applicable software for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods and hurricanes.

FEMA developed HAZUS-MH MR3, under a contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), to produce loss estimates based on state-of-the-art scientific and engineering knowledge and software architecture. These estimates are essential for decision-making at all levels of government, and are a basis for developing mitigation plans and policies, emergency preparedness, and response and recovery planning.

HAZUS-MH MR3 will continue to provide support to state and local agencies in implementing programs for Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000).  As occurred with HAZUS-MH during Hurricane Isabelle and the four 2004 Florida hurricanes (Charlie, Frances, Ivan & Jeanne), and HAZUS-MH MR1 during Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005, HAZUS-MH MR3 will be used for first response before and following disaster events.  Over 5,000 copies of HAZUS-MH, HAZUS-MH MR1 and HAZUS-MH MR2 have been distributed and hundreds of emergency managers have received HAZUS training since its first release in February 2004. 

HAZUS-MH MR3 is expected to build upon these trends.  Emergency managers will use HAZUS-MH MR3 to support preparedness exercise scenarios and planning for response operations by calculating necessary levels of shelter, hospital beds, fire and rescue personnel and other supporting elements.

HAZUS-MH MR3 uses the latest version of ESRI

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