Dates: January 9-12, 2006
Course Information: This 3½-day
course provides in-depth instruction on the use of HAZUS-MH for
advanced applications related to wind-loss modeling. The Hurricane
Model allows users in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions to estimate
hurricane winds and potential damage and loss to residential, commercial,
and industrial buildings. It also allows users to estimate direct
economic loss, post-storm shelter needs, and building and tree debris
quantities. This is the only offering of E170 for Fiscal Year 2006.
Applicants will be enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Prerequisite: A strong working
knowledge of ArcGIS is recommended.
Audience: State and local emergency
managers and GIS specialists, State and local planners, regional
personnel responsible for wind mitigation and response activities,
and other Federal agencies.
Course Length: Course starts Monday
at 8:30 a.m. and ends Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Buses depart from the
NETC campus Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Location: National Emergency Training
Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
CEU’s: N/A
To Apply:
Complete a FEMA
Form 75-5, General Admissions Application with student signature
and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency official. Submit
the application through the State emergency management training
office who will fax it to the National Emergency Training Center
Admissions Office at (301) 447-1658.
For further information, please refer to the course
web site at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/EMICourses/
or contact Lillian Virgil, course manager at (301) 447-1490 or email
at lillian.virgil@dhs.gov. Applications must be received no later
than November 28, 2005.
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