FEMA 433 - Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment

This How-To Guide is designed to help users prepare standardized, scientifically based risk assessments with the Hazards U.S. Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH) software. FEMA prepared this guide on the basis of field-implemented HAZUS-MH risk assessment pilot projects across the country that are responding to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). This guide is intended for users who have had exposure to HAZUS-MH and are interested in using the software to support risk assessment studies.

To support the preparation of risk assessments, FEMA developed two software tools for use in conjunction with FEMA 433: the HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment Tool (RAT) and the HAZUS-MH Flood Macro Wizard.

The RAT will assist users in transferring and reproducing HAZUS-MH data for DMA 2000 plans. It will help local mitigation planners use information from common data queries in HAZUS-MH to develop local mitigation plans.

The Flood Macro Wizard automates and expedites the processing of HAZUS-MH flood loss analyses. This tool facilitates the preparation of regional studies and will allow the direct application of the HAZUS-MH flood loss analysis tool to DMA 2000 plans.

FEMA 433 - Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment is part of FEMA's HAZUS-MH: Risk Assessment and User Group Series publications. FEMA has developed several Risk Management Series (RMS) publications, including additional Natural Disaster RMS Publications, which can be found on FEMA web site at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/rms/index.shtm.