E174 Advanced HAZUS-MH for Earthquake: May
9-12, 2005
Application Deadline: March 28, 2005
This course is designed to provide in-depth instruction
on the use of HAZUS-MH for advanced applications related to earthquake-loss
modeling. The Earthquake Model, like its predecessor HAZUS99-SR2,
continues to provide loss estimates of damage and loss to buildings,
essential facilities, transportation lifelines, and utility lifelines,
and population based on scenario or probabilistic earthquakes. The
model addresses debris generation, fire-following, casualties and
shelter requirements. Direct losses are estimated based on physical
damage to structures, contents, inventory, and building interiors.
Audience: State, local, and tribal
emergency managers and GIS specialists, State and local planners,
FEMA regional personnel with responsibility for earthquake mitigation
and response activities, and other Federal agencies with risk assessment
responsibilities. A strong working knowledge of ArcGIS is recommended.
E190 Introduction to ArcGIS for HAZUS-MH
Users: June 13-16, 2005
Application Deadline: May 2, 2005
The 3½-day course is designed to provide
participants with the essential ArcGIS skills and knowledge to use
the HAZUS-MH software. The course combines lectures with hands-on
exercises that present practical examples of how to use GIS for
disaster mitigation and response. Course topics will include an
introduction to GIS concepts, tools for symbolizing data, tools
for querying and analyzing data, data management, manipulating tabular
data, understanding coordinate systems, basic editing, spatial data
adjustment, geocoding, and a survey of some of the advanced options
provided by ArcGIS and the Spatial Analyst extension through the
use of geodatabases and raster data. The course will conclude with
an introduction to HAZUS-MH with a focus on how to apply the tools
and techniques covered in the proceeding sections of the class.
Audience: This course is intended for State, local
and tribal emergency managers, planners, GIS specialists responsible
for risk assessment activities, FEMA regional personnel responsible
for mitigation and response activities, other Federal agencies with
a need to conduct risk assessment.
E313 Basic HAZUS-MH: June 20-23, 2005
Application Deadline: May 9, 2005
This 4-day course is designed to provide Federal,
State and local Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists
in emergency management with the skills and knowledge to use HAZUS-MH,
the nationally applicable standardized methodology and software
program that contains models for estimating potential losses from
earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. HAZUS-MH uses state-of-the-art
GIS software (ArcGIS) to map and display hazard data, and the results
of damage and economic loss estimates for buildings and infrastructure,
allowing users to estimate the impacts of hurricanes, floods and
earthquakes to populations. Courses will use the current HAZUS-MH
MR-1 software.
Audience: State, local, and tribal
emergency managers and planners, GIS specialists responsible for
risk assessment activities, FEMA regional personnel responsible
for earthquake, wind and flood mitigation and response activities,
and employees of Federal agencies with a need to conduct risk assessment.
Applicants must have a strong working knowledge of multi-hazard
applications of HAZUS toward mitigation, recovery, and risk management.
Location: National Emergency Training
Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland
To Apply: For each offering, submit
a separate FEMA Form 75-5 (General Admission Application) with the
student signature and supervisor or sponsoring office signature
through the State emergency management training office to the NETC
Admissions Office, FAX: (301) 447-1658. Forms can be found at http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/EMICourses/
For further information on courses and enrollment,
please contact the course manager, Lillian Virgil, at (301) 447-1490
or email, lillian.virgil@dhs.gov.
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