HAZUS
FEMA’s Software Program for Estimating Potential Losses from Disasters
HAZUS-MH is a powerful risk assessment software program for analyzing potential losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes. In HAZUS-MH, current scientific and engineering knowledge is coupled with the latest geographic information systems (GIS) technology to produce estimates of hazard-related damage before, or after, a disaster occurs.
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HAZUS
FEMA’s Software Program for Estimating Potential Losses from Disasters
HAZUS-MH is a powerful risk assessment software program for analyzing potential losses from floods, hurricane winds and earthquakes. In HAZUS-MH, current scientific and engineering knowledge is coupled with the latest geographic information systems (GIS) technology to produce estimates of hazard-related damage before, or after, a disaster occurs.
Potential loss estimates analyzed in HAZUS-MH include:
- Physical damage to residential and commercial buildings, schools, critical facilities, and infrastructure;
- Economic loss, including lost jobs, business interruptions, repair and reconstruction costs; and
- Social impacts, including estimates of shelter requirements, displaced households, and population exposed to scenario floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
Federal, State and local government agencies and the private sector can order HAZUS-MH free-of-charge from the FEMA Publication Warehouse.
2008 Annual HAZUS Users Conference in San Diego
The 2008 Annual HAZUS Users Conference will be held on August 5-7, 2008 in San Diego. The conference will bring together a diverse group of emergency management and GIS professionals from government, academia, and the private sector to share knowledge and experience in the use of HAZUS-MH.
View 2008 Annual HAZUS Conference Agenda.
HAZUS-MH MR3 (Version 1.3) Available Now!
HAZUS-MH MR3 (HAZUS-MH Version 1.3) is now available. In the newest version, the Flood Model will run building analyses faster and users may import user-supplied flood maps and flood depth grids. The Hurricane Model boasts an updated and revised historical database that includes storms from 2004 and 2005. New vulnerability functions will permit calculation of additional losses to manufactured housing due to tree blowdown. Changes to the Earthquake Model include adjustable population distribution parameters in the casualty module and the elimination of partial ignitions in the fire-following module. Download the HAZUS-MH MR3 Order Form (PDF 295K) or (TXT 1K).
NEW! HAZUS-MH MR3 Patch 1
The HAZUS-MH MR3 Patch 1 makes adjustments and incorporates improvements in the Flood and Earthquake models. Read about the changes.
Download HAZUS-MH MR3 Patch 1.
New Comprehensive Data Management System Tool
As a complementary tool to HAZUS-MH MR3, the Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS) will provide users with the capability to update and manage statewide datasets, which are currently used to support analysis in the HAZUS-MH. The CDMS will replace the Building Information Tool (BIT) and Inventory Collection and Survey Tool (InCAST) that are currently available on the HAZUS-MH MR2 DVD.
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