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World HAZUS User Group (WorldHUG)
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Doug Bausch
FEMA Region 8
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Philip Schneider
National Institute of Building Sciences
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Jamie Caplan
Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC
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What We Do
The WorldHUG hopes to be a forum for the international HAZUS user community to develop, collaborate and coordinate on disaster-related projects utilizing the HAZUS methodology.
We hope you will offer technological, academic and strategic assistance to fellow HAZUS users around the world.
For international requests for publications please follow this process:
Send a copy of the request to Lou Fritz in FEMA Security for review and approval of the requested publication order.
Send to: FEMA Security
Attention: Lou Fritz
Portals III
1201 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20472
Include a note, explaining that you would like him to review the order for approval to send.
News from FEMA
- Wash. State Receives FEMA Champion of Change Award
- SEATTLE, Wash. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that the Washington State Emergency Management Division (WA-EMD) is the winner of one of the 2011 Community Preparedness National Awards. These FEMA award winners were honored as White House Champions of Change at a White House ceremony.
- Disaster Recovery Centers in Louisa County and Spotsylvania County to Close
- Midlothian, Va. -- All FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will close at the end of business Saturday, February 11, 2012 state and federal officials have announced. DRCs are located in Louisa County at 520 E. Main St., Louisa, VA, and in Spotsylvania County at 8960 Courthouse Rd., Spotsylvania, VA.
- Historic Home Preservation Assistance Provided Through FEMA and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- An awe-inspiring benefit of living in the Commonwealth of Virginia is that a simple stroll will often become a full embrace with the Commonwealth's heritage. History flows from irreplaceable homes and buildings that fill city streets and dot the countryside. Many of these historic structures suffered damage during the Virginia earthquake and private owners of these homes and buildings should register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Last updated: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:33:11 EST
HUG Announcements
A GIS-Based Methodology for Exporting the Hazards U.S. (HAZUS) Earthquake Model for Global Applications (PowerPoint Version)
A presentation given by Rich Hansen, CU Denver and Doug Bausch, FEMA Region VIII
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International HAZUS Studies
Earthquake Loss Estimation in Israel
This work aims at adopting the US HAZUS software, a standardized loss estimation methodology, and modifying it to suit the typical conditions and parameters of Israel. Download report
For more international projects click here.
