Resource Record Details
Guidelines for the Implementation of Essential Facilities Risk Assessments Using HAZUS-MH
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsored a pilot project to perform a risk assessment of essential facilities using its HAZUS-MH. The objective of the pilot project was to demonstrate the synergy between HAZUS-MH and FEMA’s Map Modernization program to update Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) for three Southern California counties (Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino) and to illustrate the types of information HAZUS-MH can generate for hazard mitigation planning. In the pilot, HAZUS-MH was used to estimate the impact of two different earthquakes and three different riverine floods on each county’s infrastructure, including both regional building inventories (referred to within HAZUS-MH as the “general building stock”) and essential facilities. In addition, the impacts of a tsunami hitting the Orange County coastline were examined. The results of these risk assessments were documented in three separate reports.
Document Details:
| Resource Type: |
Document / Report |
| Audience Categories: |
Businesses / Professionals
Educational Institutes and Professionals
Floodplain Managers
State, Local and Tribal Representatives
Hazard Mitigation Officers
Scientific and Research Organizations / Institutions
Federal Agencies
Design and Construction Industry
Emergency Personnel and Managers
Mapping Professionals
FEMA Regions
Planners
Contractors and Vendors
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| Hazard Types: |
Earthquake
Hurricane/Tropical Storm
Flooding
Tsunami
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| Subjects: |
Mitigation Strategies and Techniques
Mitigation Planning
Emergency Preparedness
Hazard Science and Information
Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Emergency Planning
Infrastructure Design
Emergency Response
Building Design
Risk Assessment
Loss Avoidance
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| Program: |
HAZUS - FEMA’s Methodology for Estimating Potential Losses from Disasters |
| Last Update Date: |
10/16/2009 11:05 AM
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