HAZUS Training - Multi-Hazards for Floods Course / L172

L172 HAZUS Multi-Hazards for Flood Course

Offered by Kansas Division of Emergency Management,
Heartland HAZUS User Group (HHUG) and
FEMA Region 7



Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601

February 1-5, 2010
Start time: Monday at 1 p.m., Tuesday 8:30 a.m.; End time: Friday at 12 p.m. CST)

Course description and registration info are included in the event flyer,
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GIS + Radar for Tornado Damage Assessment

A recent AMS conference paper examines how GIS and radar data can be combined to create real-time damage estimates as a tornado is impacting a community. VIEW PAPER

HHUG HAZUS-MH Training & Meeting ...

L313 Basic-HAZUS Multi-Hazards Course
August 17-20, 2009
Topeka, KS




Offered by Kansas Division of Emergency Management, Heartland HAZUS User Group (HHUG) and FEMA Region 7

The Eisenhower Training Center – Kansas Adjutant General’s Department
2800 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS 66611

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HHUG Meeting ...

The Heartland HAZUS User Group meeting is Wednesday Aug 19th at 2:30 p.m. at the Kansas National Guard, Eisenhower Center in Topeka, KS, in conjunction with the HAZUS class.
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Monthly Conference Call

The HHUG holds a monthly call-in meeting / conference call. The one hour call is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11AM Central time.

The July 2009 conference call is Tuesday/ July 21 / 11AM - noon CDT

Agenda: Training ... HAZUS pocs ... User Conference ... presentations

For the toll-free call-in number and password for these meetings on the FEMA Conferencing System contact:

Sue Evers
Natural Hazards Programs
Earthquake, Dam Safety, HAZUS
DHS / FEMA Region VII
Tel: 816-283-7005
Email: sue.evers@dhs.gov

Study questions New Madrid threat

New findings might give disaster responders in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi reason to reconsider earthquake response policy. According to studies headed by Eric Calais, professor of geophysics at Purdue University, and Seth Stein, William Deering professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University, there doesn’t seem to be enough stress accumulating at the New Madrid Fault line to produce an earthquake of any significant magnitude. READ MORE
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New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Project

The guest speaker on the Mar 25, 2009 EMForum.org is James M. Wilkinson Jr., Executive Director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC). The discussion topic will be the New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Project. The goal of this initiative is to increase national readiness for a catastrophic earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). This multi-year, multi-agency initiative is the largest planning effort ever undertaken in United States History. MORE INFO

CUSEC New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Initiative

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HAZUS-MH in Action - Iowa Floods 2008

FEMA has recently released a a case history of how HAZUS-MH was used by the Johnson County, Iowa Emergency Management agency during the floods of June 2008. Forecasts called for continued rain, painting a frightening picture for the County. HAZUS-MH ability to estimate the potential impacts of a flood provided the team with information about what would likely happen when the water reaches 28 feet. DOWNLOAD