Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

The Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide (PDA Guide) is a standard framework for how emergency management officials conduct preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) following a disaster.

The 2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide, dated July 1, 2025 is in effect for events with incident periods from July 1, 2025 and after. For periods from July 2024-June 2025 the PDA Operational Guide Draft should be the guidance utilized. For a complete list of changes to the Guide, please refer to the Summary of Changes

The 2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide is a supplement to the full PDA Guide and provides high level guidance that can be used as a reference in the field.

2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide

The 2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide is a supplement to the full PDA Guide and provides high level guidance that can be used as a reference in the field.

2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide Summary of Changes

This document summarizes the updates made to the PDA Guide since updates began in May 2022.

2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

The 2025 Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide, dated July 1, 2025 is in effect for events with incident periods from July 1, 2025 and after.

ARCHIVED: Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide

ARCHIVED: Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

ARCHIVED: Preliminary Damage Assessment Fact Sheet

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