HAZUS
HAZUS-MH is a powerful risk assessment software program for analyzing potential losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes. In HAZUS-MH, current scientific and engineering knowledge is coupled with the latest geographic information systems (GIS) technology to produce estimates of hazard related damage before, or after, a disaster occurs. HAZUS-MH takes into account various impacts of a hazard event such as:
Physical damage: damage to residential and commercial buildings, schools, critical facilities, and infrastructure;
Economic loss: lost jobs, business interruptions, repair and reconstruction costs; and
Social impacts: impacts to people, including requirements for shelters and medical aid.
Federal, State and local government agencies and the private sector can now order HAZUS-MH free-of-charge from the FEMA Distribution Center. Click Here for Technical Support Guidance.
Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 13:42:47 EDT