FLHUG Meeting at CFGIS -- 09/21/09 AGENDA FEMA Region 4 Coastal Flood Risk Assessment Latest news on versions of HAZUS and CDMS CDMS refresher -- http://flhazusdata.com HAZUS-MH is a multi-hazard risk assessment and loss estimation software program developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The name: HAZUS stands for Hazards US (animate on click: MH appears) and MH stands for Multi-Hazard. 3000 – 5000 in a tract GoToMeeting - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/194797291 Conference call -- 1-888-808-6959x3468962#

HAZUS-MH is a multi-hazard risk assessment and loss estimation software program developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (animate on click: the title HAZUS disappears and reappears) The name: HAZUS stands for Hazards US (animate on click: MH appears) and MH stands for Multi-Hazard. 2

What is HAZUS-MH? Tool that can identify hazard related risks, calculate potential losses to life and property, and help define effective ways to reduce losses Available from FEMA free of charge http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus Project team: Sponsored by FEMA Management by the National Institute of Building Sciences Technical oversight by Committees for earthquake, wind, flood and software Technical development and testing by consultants User involvement throughout development

What Is HAZUS-MH HAZUS-MH is a planning tool that estimates damage and losses from natural hazards It is a planning tool, NOT an engineering tool Engineering-level data (i.e. Hydrology & Hydraulic studies for Flood modeling) can be input to increase accuracy, but results still produce planning-level estimations It estimates physical damage & economic losses It assesses population needs related to emergency management It allows users to compare results from different study case scenarios, including those that result from specific mitigation actions (useful for benefits analysis) 4

Riverine and Coastal Floods Supported Hazards Hurricane Winds Riverine and Coastal Floods Earthquakes

Hurricane Ivan Ground-Truthing

Hurricane Charley Ground-Truthing

Maximum sustained wind speeds map made using HAZUS for Hurricane Ono Florida Catastrophic Planning project.

Annual Hurricane Exercises An example map maps using templates introduced during the HAZUS-MH for Disaster Operations course sponsored by FEMA, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Florida HAZUS User Group at the 2008 Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference.

Florida HAZUS Users Group Promotes the use of HAZUS across the state Builds on Florida’s regional approach to risk assessment and planning. Effectively uses a committee structure to identify, develop and implement projects. Florida HUG will continue to play a pivotal role in HAZUS training and data management in the state of Florida.

Florida HAZUS User Group flhug.hazus.org www.usehazus.com/flhug floridadisaster.org/gis flhazusdata.com The Florida Division of Emergency Management regularly uses HAZUS in our operations, exercises, and planning. We are also very proud to be a member of the Florida HAZUS user group and depend heavily upon this group to forge relationships supporting data development, training, and use of HAZUS across the state. The Florida Division and the user group are looking forward to rolling out a Comprehensive Data Management Portal to support data development for HAZUS. In partnership with FEMA, this second-of-its-kind web portal gives HAZUS users in Florida the opportunity to build better data for use with HAZUS.

What is CDMS? CDMS is a tool developed by FEMA to support integration of locally developed inventory data into the HAZUS-MH loss estimation process. Primary functions Support transfer of data into and out of the major master statewide databases Provide validation of new data into the system Allow users to query and print information within the system

HAZUS-MH Statewide Databases Field mapping Validation What is CDMS? HAZUS-MH Statewide Databases Field mapping Validation Shapefiles Excel Worksheets MS Access Database Delimited Text Geodatabases Bndrygbs.mdb EF.mdb CDMS Repository flAG.mdb flVeh.mdb Hplf.mdb Msh.mdb Trn.mdb Util.mdb

Data management Spring 2009 Florida Division of Emergency Management has numerous, ongoing data development projects EMPG Scope of Work Requirements Regional Evacuation Studies HSIP State Layers Portal is “read-only” for all others as FDEM works on statewide essential facilities layers

Essential facilities updated Hazardous Materials Sites (FDEM) Data management Spring 2009 Essential facilities updated Fire Stations, Police Stations, Schools, Medical, & EOC Hazardous Materials Sites (FDEM) Wastewater Facilities (FDEP) Potable Water Facilities (FDEP)

Opening up the portal Summer 2009 12 counties given “Power” user access Refresher webinar scheduled for 08/14/09

What’s the change EOC’s --- 19 to 96 Fire Stations --- 505 to 2,000 Medical Care --- 267 to 289 Police Stations --- 604 to 1,019 Schools --- 4,731 to 4,137 Hazardous Materials --- 1,706 to 11,074 Potable Water --- 41 to 2,567 Wastewater --- 420 to 2,089

Future plans FDEM working on leveraging demographics and vehicles from statewide regional evacuation update; and aggregated building and exposure data from statewide parcels Heavy use of HAZUS analyses with State Hazard Mitigation Plan update Tie participation to EMPG funding???

Florida HAZUS User Group flhug.hazus.org www.usehazus.com/flhug floridadisaster.org/gis flhazusdata.com The Florida Division of Emergency Management regularly uses HAZUS in our operations, exercises, and planning. We are also very proud to be a member of the Florida HAZUS user group and depend heavily upon this group to forge relationships supporting data development, training, and use of HAZUS across the state. The Florida Division and the user group are looking forward to rolling out a Comprehensive Data Management Portal to support data development for HAZUS. In partnership with FEMA, this second-of-its-kind web portal gives HAZUS users in Florida the opportunity to build better data for use with HAZUS.

Riverine and Coastal Floods Supported Hazards Hurricane Winds Riverine and Coastal Floods Earthquakes

Why use SLOSH? Use the existing partnership with NOAA…FEMA doesn’t have surge modeling expertise SLOSH is simplified and independently valid to within 20% of observed surge heights Using SLOSH MOMs, the US is covered! FEMA already pays for SLOSH basin updates, why pay for separate model development? Thousands of hurricane scenarios already run, just need to do damage estimates This one seems self-evident to me, but, the truth is FEMA doesn’t have surge modeling expertise anywhere similar to NOAA or the Hurricane Center and we, FEMA, should be trying to work more closely with the experts in surge modeling. We, FEMA, are the experts in loss estimation, and we want to piggyback our HAZUS model on the scientific expertise of NOAA. This gives us an independently valid estimate of storm surge to work with when we generate depth grids for use in HAZUS. I think this is a truly significant slide, and given the response of the emergency management community at the local and state level during the Florida presentation, I think we may be solving a huge problem with this approach. The idea for future validations of HAZUS uses the approach of categorically modeling surges using the SLOSH MOMs, then validating those HAZUS loss estimations as storms landfall in the future and damage estimation data is collected. What a great idea!

SLOSH storm categories (MOM) Why use SLOSH? HES Zones Cat 1… HAZUS $ Loss TBD Cat 2… Cat 3… Cat 4… Cat 5… Surge Zones for Pass Christian, MS from lidar-derived SLOSH storm categories (MOM)

FEMA Region 4 Coastal Flood Loss Atlas

Florida HAZUS User Group flhug.hazus.org www.usehazus.com/flhug floridadisaster.org/gis flhazusdata.com The Florida Division of Emergency Management regularly uses HAZUS in our operations, exercises, and planning. We are also very proud to be a member of the Florida HAZUS user group and depend heavily upon this group to forge relationships supporting data development, training, and use of HAZUS across the state. The Florida Division and the user group are looking forward to rolling out a Comprehensive Data Management Portal to support data development for HAZUS. In partnership with FEMA, this second-of-its-kind web portal gives HAZUS users in Florida the opportunity to build better data for use with HAZUS.