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FEMA HAZUS WEB SITE GUIDE

u  Having problems keeping up-to-date on the FEMA web site?  The FEMA web site can be searched for any new HAZUS related material.  To search the FEMA web site for new additions related to HAZUS, }click here... u HAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States, }click here...   u FEMA is soliciting comments on "Potential Future Flood Mapping Efforts".  Building upon the June 2007 Draft Concept Paper for FY09 Flood Mapping, and in an effort to provide further information to stakeholders, FEMA has developed and describes a potential Risk MAP (Mapping, Assessment, and Planning) Strategy in "FEMA's Risk MAP Strategy - Integrating Mapping, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation Planning; Draft Strategy", dated February 20, 2008. For more info, }click here...   u HAZUS Hot Zone, March 2008 issue. }click here... HAZUS-MH Maintenance Release 3 Is Now Shipping u To order HAZUS-MH MR3, }click here... u HAZUS MR-3 Patch 1, }click here... u HAZUS-MH MR3 User & Technical Manuals, }click here ... FEMA's Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio u Hazard mitigation means taking action to reduce or prevent future damage, preferably before a disaster strikes.  FEMA's Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio can help you learn from others' success, share your success, and provide additional resources }click here ...   u HAZUS User Group Success Stories, }click here...   See what you missed, FEMA has prepared a great on-line summary of the 2007 Annual HAZUS User Conference,  }click here ...

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HAZUS Training a the ESRI Virtual Campus

u ESRI now offers 7 HAZUS related training courses at the ESRI Virtual Campus,  }click here..

} HAZUS-MH Overview and Installation
} HAZUS-MH (Multi-Hazards) for Decision Makers
} Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH to Assess Losses from a Riverine Flood Hazard
} Integrating User-Supplied Hazard Data into the HAZUS MH Flood Model
} Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH for Hurricane Loss Estimation
} Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH for Earthquake Loss Estimation
} HAZUS-MH Flood Model Output and Applications [Web Course

u PODCAST:  HAZUS-MH Web Course Series Overview.  To view (MP3), }click here...

 

2008 HAZUS User Conference
From Data Collection to Decision Making
Aug 5-7, 2008, San Diego, CA

For the latest conference agenda, }click here...
To register, contact Beth Howser at bmhowser@pbsj.com

Concurrent with the
2008 ESRI International User Conference

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Of Interest...

u Legislation reauthorizing and expanding the predisaster mitigation grant program moving through the Senate.  A Congressional Budget Office study concluded the program saves $3 in averted repair costs for each dollar spent.  To read more, }click here...

u Long Term Hurricane Predications of Little Real Use. "It's a lot like Groundhog Day - and the results are worth just about as much." To read this article, }click here...

u Disaster Earthquake Scenario Unveiled for Southern California - Scientists have developed a hypothetical scenario describing how a magnitude 7.8 earthquake would impact Southern California , causing loss of lives and massive damage to infrastructure, including critical transportation, power, and water systems; }click here..

u May 12, 2008 - Army Corps says condition of levees unknown. Agency that oversees nation's levees lacks inventory of thousands of them.  To read more. }click here...   June 25, 2008 - As the Levees Fail, Time for Tough Questions  -To read more, }click here...

  To view the complete HAZUS.org News & Events Summary, }click here...

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Upcoming Events...

u National HUG Conference Call ... Wednesday / July 16th, 2008 / 2PM EDT /

u 2008 HAZUS User Conference: From Data Collection to Decision Making, Aug 5-7, 2008, San Diego, CA - concurrent with the 2008 ESRI International User Conference.

u URISA 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition - Spatially Enabling the Enterprise.  Oct 7-10, 2008 / New Orleans, LA.  For more info }click here...
 

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