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Product Name: E296 - HAZUS Multi-Hazard/DMA 2000 Risk Assessment

Product Description

This training focuses on HAZUS-driven risk assessment methodology, data requirements, and applications to assist local communities and other organizations in addressing their disaster-related risk assessment needs. The 3-day EMI HAZUS-driven risk assessment course will involve technical presentations on risk assessment methodology and hands-on exercises using HAZUS-MH. The course will cover the following topics:
Risk assessment methodology and HAZUS-MH software
Steps associated with Hazard Identification and Prioritization
Key steps involved in inventory identification and enhancement
Key steps involved in completing the hazard risk assessment and analysis
Risk assessment outputs and their uses
HAZUS-driven risk assessment methodology used for “other” disaster scenarios and how HAZUS software can support these efforts. 

Selection Criteria:

The audience for this course includes FEMA Regional staff, state, local and tribal government emergency management planners and other federal agencies. It also addresses the needs of other professionals such as consultants and academic staff working in the building science area.

Prerequisites: 

Required: 

• A strong working knowledge of ArcGIS,
• any resident or field version of a HAZUS course, or 
• previous or current use of HAZUS or ArcGIS software during job performance.

Recommended: 

E308/L308, Using HAZUS in Mitigation Planning. 

ACE Recommendation: 

Credit Hours: n/a

Course Length: 3 1/2 days

CEUs: 2.6

CECs: n/a

Company Details

The Federal Emergency Management Agency - a former independent agency that became part of the new Department of Homeland Security in March 2003 - is tasked with responding to, planning for, recovering from and mitigating against disasters. FEMA... more