Date: January 12-15, 2008

Course Description:

This course provides in-depth instruction and hands-on exercises that develop the skills needed to effectively use HAZUS-MH for modeling the impacts on communities from riverine to coastal flooding.

Course Goal:

1. Provides a detailed review of the methodologies used to compile the extensive out-of-the-box inventory that is provided with HAZUS.
2. Estimate potential damages to all classes of buildings, essential facilities, transportation lifelines, utility lifelines, and agricultural crops.
3. Loss estimations are calculated based on physical damage to structures, contents, and building interiors.
4. Effects of flood warnings are taken into account, as well as flow velocity effects.
5. Use of the Flood Information Tool (FIT) allows users to prepare local flood hazards and other pertinent data for use in the HAZUS-MH.
6. Damage Functions, “What-if” Analysis, and Advanced Spatial Queries are also covered.

Prerequisite:

E313, Basic HAZUS-MH course, any field or resident HAZUS course, previous or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software in performing your job, or skills equivalent to those taught in E190, Introduction to ArcGIS.

Course Length:

This course is 4 full days. Travel days are Sunday and Friday.

Target Audience:

This course is intended for FEMA, State hazard mitigation officials, local emergency managers, GIS specialists, State and local planners, and regional personnel responsible for flood mitigation and response activities.

Continuing Education Units:

EMI awards 2.6 CEUs for completion of this course.

Location:

National Emergency Training Center, Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, Maryland.

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 enrollment information, refer to the EMI web site at http://training.fema.gov/Apply. For course information, contact the EMI course manager, Phil Moore at (301) 447-1248, 1-800-238-3358 (ext. 1248), or email phillip.moore@dhs.gov.