National Capitol Region HAZUS User Group Call

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1 Click here to listen to the audio National Capitol Region HAZUS User Group Call February 23, :00 AM ET

2 NCR HUG Call Details Conference Call Details: 1. Dial-in: Conference code: Join the Meeting through Adobe Connect: The call will be recorded and the audio will be combined with the presentation and sent out at the end of the call. The audio and presentation will also be made available on the following websites: NCR HUG Use HAZUS page - NCR HUG LinkedIn page - Region-HAZUS-User ?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr 2

3 Agenda Welcome + Announcements Upcoming Hazus Trainings Hazus 4.0 development update Elevation Certifcates and Hazus Flood UDF Elevation Certificates contain value data that can fill the gaps in assessor data for more accurate UDF analysis. Zack Baccala Request for Volunteers March 2017 NCR HUG Call Adjourn 3

4 Upcoming HAZUS Courses at EMI The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) has the following HAZUS training course available: E0317: Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH March (Full with wait list) & May 1-4 & September E0176: Hazus-MH for Floodplain Managers March E0313: Basic Hazus- MH April 3-6 E0172: Hazus-MH for Flood June E0170: Hazus-MH for Hurricane July E0296: Application of Hazus-MH for Risk Assessment - August E0179: Application of Hazus-MH for Disaster Operations September E0174: Hazus-MH for Earthquake (updating) Please note that enrollment is closed for each course, 6 weeks prior to the course! HAZUS Training Specialist at EMI: Paul Ganem - paul.ganem@fema.dhs.gov To apply for a HAZUS training course, please visit: To enroll, download the Admission Application For further information on registration, please visit training.fema.gov/emiweb 4

5 Hazus 4.0 Development Update Development actions Tsunami model development Essential Facility update for Puerto Rico AEBM Individual Building Report fix ShakeMap buffer intensity fix Remaining items: IV&V Testing ongoing Release Notes Deployment currently scheduled for March 20, 2017 System Requirements ArcGIS 10.4 officially supported (also works on but not officially supported) Windows7, Windows8.1, Windows10 64 bit, Professional Edition 5

6 The Value of Digital Elevation Certificates Most communities retain copies of Elevation Certificates. The data provided on them can fill gaps in assessor data for more accurate UDF flood analysis.

7 What is an Elevation Certificate? An Elevation Certificate is a form the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses to document the elevation of your property's structure in comparison to the elevation of the 100-year flood. The difference between the structure and flood elevations is used for many risk, mitigation, construction, and insurance issues such as: Determining flood insurance policy rates Rebuilding to the proper elevation after a disaster Mitigating your property from being damaged in a future disaster Supporting a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA). Only a state-licensed professional such as a surveyor, engineer, or architect can determine those elevations and they often need to access the inside of the structure to determine the floor elevation. It's a very important document that measures the fine details of your particular structure that may not appear on a Flood Insurance Rate Map.

8 Where to get an Elevation Certificate? Community Floodplain Manager is the first resource to check (or other community sponsored flood information website) Closing documents from the purchase of the property Seller, builder, or current owner could have a certificate Existing Elevation Certificates can be reused in most cases however the photographs must not be more than 90 days old Local Surveyor

9 How do Elevation Certificates relate to Hazus? Most accurate Hazus analysis is User Defined Facility (UDF) Uses site-specific information for each structure to model the impacts of flooding to calculate losses UDF requires specific fields that are not always included in Assessor data to the level of detail required for Hazus Including: Latitude/Longitude Foundation Type* First Floor Elevation* Specific Occupancy* Damage functions are also required for UDF but are not usually provided from any data source. However, assumptions can be made.

10 Data Required for UDF Analysis? The following fields are required for UDF Analysis: Latitude Longitude First Flood Elevation Specific Occupancy Type (A?) Year Built (A) Number of Stories (A) Building Cost (Replacement Costs = A + RS Means) Content Cost (Building Cost) Square Footage (A) Building Type Foundation Type Building Damage Function ID Content Damage Function ID Inventory Damage Function ID A Field typically found in Assessor Data

11 Assessor Data Maryland Property View contains most of the information necessary for UDF analysis, with the exception of the FFE, Specific Occupancy, Foundation Type, and Damage Functions.

12 Elevation Certificates New form shown in following images Useful Info highlighted in Red boxes

13 Elevation Certificates Flood Zone can be used to inform Damage function selection Reminder that in Coastal zones, the flood zone is also used for determining the appropriate FFE Coastal FFE is based on the bottom of the finished floor, where Riverine FFE is based on top of first finished floor

14 Elevation Certificates First Floor Elevation is a key element of UDF analysis Most accurate FFE will come from the Elevation Certificate Use appropriate values for Riverine vs Coastal flood zone

15 Elevation Certificates Community information can be used for EC data management and providing approach that enables quick and easy responses to resident requests

16 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Slab on Grade Fill

17 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Basement Basement

18 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Slab on Grade Basement

19 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Pile/Pier Pile/Pier

20 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Solid Wall Crawlspace

21 Elevation Certificates Building Diagrams can be used for determining the correct foundation type Crawlspace Hazus Foundation Types and First Floor Elevations

22 Elevation Certificates Building Photographs can inform the Specific Occupancy type

23 Elevation Certificates

24 Elevation Certificates Residential RES1 or RES3A?

25 Customized Community Elevation Certificates

26 UDF Damage Functions Combination of Occupancy, Foundation Type, Number of Stories and Flood Zone inform damage function selections

27 Updating GBS Mapping Schemes If you have enough data coverage (all structures within flooded blocks) you can also update GBS Mapping Schemes

28 Why maintain Elevation Certificate Archives? Enable faster response to residents who need them (Usually at the last minute when notified at closing) Save residents the costs of having surveyors complete a full EC when only new images may be required Capture the valuable data from the EC to be used for filling gaps in local Assessor Data Specifically: First Floor Elevation Foundation Type Specific Occupancy Communities can set up systems to store and manage EC s on their own without outside contractor support in most cases.

29 Questions/Discussion

30 Available Outreach Materials FEMA Map Service Center (MSC) Hazus Download Announcements on Hazus fema.gov Software and Educational Materials Hazus Hotzone Newsletters Virtual and EMI Course listings flyers are now up on fema.gov Check to see if you qualify for Hazus Professional or Practitioner Certification Documentation Hazus Download Tutorial & Factsheet Flyers & Handouts User Release Notes Technical Manuals 30

31 Hazus Contacts Technical Support HazusHelp Desk: Program Contact Scott McAfee: EMI HazusCourse Contact Paul Ganem: Outreach HazusOutreach Team: National Capitol Region Hazus User Group Leaders Bill Bohn: Zachary Baccala: 31

32 Next Call Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:00 AM ET **Request volunteer for next month s presentation HAZUS / Risk Assessment project HAZUS How to presentation Meeting notes and an updated presentation with audio will be sent out after this call 32