[TXHUG] HAZUS News

[Amy Sebring]

FEMA has posted some updated HAZUS related news items at:
http://www.fema.gov/hazus/hz_new.shtm

-- As the first in a series of articles profiling successful 
implementation strategies, the partnership in Indiana between the State 
Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Polis Center at Indiana 
University is highlighted.

-- Another article reports on the Private Sector Initiative, and our own 
Roddy Seekins and Craig Eissler of the Texas Geographic Society are near 
the top of the list of Authorized HAZUS Trainers. 
http://www.fema.gov/hazus/hz_psi_trainers.shtm

-- The HAZUS Annual Report for 2004 is now available, and includes a 
concise summary of future development plans.

-- For those interested in coastal issues, the article on the use of 
HAZUS in hurricane response operations for Ivan last year not only 
summarizes the variety of ways the model results were used, but also 
includes HAZUS Lessons Learned from the 2004 hurricane season, including 
recommendations for prioritizing enhanced inventory data and future 
validation studies.  The article also reports that "With respect to 
shelters, validation studies found a strong correlation between HAZUS-MH 
estimated shelter requirements and actual shelter requirements, as 
reported by the American Red Cross."

Regards,
Amy Sebring