Campaign: Community Engagement & Risk Communication

Awareness in an A.D.D. world

DFIRMS don't communicate well with many people, but Hazus Flood Information Tool (FIT) user created Depth Grids can, and can be done quickly and cheaply. The visual map reveals the potential hazard near their location with out any excess information.

 

But next, they say "it doesn't flood here". This is where the State or Community need to have historical information, but more importantly images and videos. Youtube and other online sites can host this data and be displayed at any type of outreach functions. Now the person the has been in the community for only 12 years, can see with his own eyes that it does truly have a flood hazard.

 

Combine this information and the cost of flood insurance, groups of people become energized to make somthing happen with little cost. Just by knowing and using your resources and presentiing it in a way that people can WATCH this information, many more questions are being asked.

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