What HAZUS-MH analysis should be incorporated into revised HAZUS-MH standard operating procedures for disaster operations?
This is a key question, and has two interrelated parts: 1) Which essential elements of information (e.g., spatial boundaries of damages) are most critical to emergency managers; and 2) Which HAZUS-MH outputs are most reliable, based on findings from the recently completed HAZUS-MH Hurricane Wind Model Validation Study Florida. The following HAZUS-MH map-based templates have been developed to support rapid needs assessments: area of projected damage; population at risk; expected damage to essential facilities; expected shelter requirements; expected residential damage; debris generated; and mitigation operations. A new initiative led by FEMA, Florida DEM and the Florida HAZUS User Group (FLHUG) should re-examine HAZUS-MH analysis to identify additional map-based templates that can be used in the 2008 hurricane season for rapid needs assessment, response and recovery planning, and mitigation operations. The goal is to identify additional HAZUS-MH outputs that can be readily used by FEMA,
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