[TXHUG] [Fwd: Openings in HAZUS Hurricane course]

[Amy Sebring]

Message from EMI pertaining to Advanced Hurricane course.  Course info 
is pasted after the message.

Amy Sebring

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Subject: 	Openings in HAZUS Hurricane course
Date: 	Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:35:45 -0500
From: 	Virgil, Lillian <Lillian.Virgil at dhs.gov>

Good morning All.

We (EMI) desperately need to fill the January 9-12 Advanced HAZUS-MH for
Hurricane, or it will be cancelled. We are seeking your help. The course
currently has 12 enrolled (out of 25). With all the recent hurricane
events in the area in the last few months, we feel this course is
vitally important and perhaps has gone unnoticed.

Will you actively help get the message out to the HAZUS target audience
in your regions regarding this offering and let me know of any possible
leads? The EMI Gram announcing the course is attached. We can receive
applications, or intent to apply, up to Friday, Dec. 2.

Thank you for your expedient response to this matter and please call me
if you have any questions.

C. Lillian Virgil
Training Specialist
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Management Institute
Phone: 301-447-1490
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Course:  E170 Advanced HAZUS-MH for Hurricane

Date:  	January 9-12, 2006

Course Information:  This 3½-day course provides in-depth instruction on 
the use of HAZUS-MH for advanced applications related to wind-loss 
modeling.  The Hurricane Model allows users in the Atlantic and Gulf 
Coast regions to estimate hurricane winds and potential damage and loss 
to residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.  It also allows 
users to estimate direct economic loss, post-storm shelter needs, and 
building and tree debris quantities.  This is the only offering of E170 
for Fiscal Year 2006.  Applicants will be enrolled on a first-come, 
first-served basis.

Prerequisite:  A strong working knowledge of ArcGIS is recommended.

Audience:  State and local emergency managers and GIS specialists, State 
and local planners, regional personnel responsible for wind mitigation 
and response activities, and other Federal agencies.

Course Length:  Course starts Monday at 8:30 a.m. and ends Thursday at 
5:00 p.m.  Buses depart from the NETC campus Friday at 9:30 a.m.

Location:  National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

CEU’s:  N/A

To Apply:  Complete a FEMA Form 75-5, General Admissions Application 
with student signature and signature of supervisor or sponsoring agency 
official.  Submit the application through the State emergency management 
training office who will fax it to the National Emergency Training 
Center Admissions Office at (301) 447-1658.  For further information, 
please refer to the course web site at 
http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/EMICourse or contact Lillian Virgil, 
course manager at (301) 447-1490 or email at lillian.virgil at dhs.gov.


Fax: 301-447-1598