enrollment for emi courses - Emergency Management Institute ...

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EmE r g E n c y ma n a g E m E n t In s t I t u t E • 2010-2011 • ca t a l o g of co u r s E s
application of HaZus mH for Disaster information; designing maps, charts, and reports
Operations (E179)
using ArcGIS; and techniques for constructing both
spatial and attribute-related queries. The second
This course is designed to increase the level of day explores creation and manipulation of tabular
awareness and knowledge of Federal and State as well as geographic data, understanding and
emergency management officials of the capabilities managing coordinate systems, and working with
of HAZUS MH, the information and analyses Arc Catalog. The third day provides instruction on
requirements of key sections at the Regional Response how to adjust scanned imagery and other data that
Coordination Center (RRCC) and Joint Field Office is not georeferenced so that it can be included in a
(JFO), and the potential applications of HAZUS MH GIS project by locating it properly in space. It also
to support decisions at the RRCC, Emergency Support develops the skills required to geocode addresses of
Team (EST), and the JFO including hurricane disaster critical facilities, homes, or other structures so that
operations, mitigation, Individual Assistance (IA), they can be mapped and analyzed. In addition, it
and Public Assistance (PA). The course also provides surveys the capabilities of geodatabases and explores
a description of the full range of potential uses of the Spatial Analyst extension. That extension is
HAZUS MH analyses into strategies for mitigation, required by HAZUS MH for flood modeling, but it
IA, and PA.
can also be used for a significant range of other tasks
Selection Criteria: FEMA Mitigation staff, Mitigation
Disaster Reservists, and State Building Science and
GIS professionals; additionally, Federal and State
officials who have a role and responsibility in the
JFO, with priority given to mitigation, IA, and PA.
The course also targets select decision makers on the
EST, in the Regional Operations Center (ROC), and
the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
including visualization of terrain data, modeling
of population movements, and much more. The
final day of the course includes a demonstration
of HAZUS MH and a discussion of how the skills
learned in the class apply to HAZUS MH users. The
class concludes with a group exercise in which
participants apply the skills that they have learned
to solve a realistic problem.
Course Length: 3½ days
CEUs: 2.6
While this course does not provide hands-on
instruction specifically on HAZUS MH, all exercises
use HAZUS MH inventory and model output and
arcgIs for Emergency managers (E190)
therefore participants become familiar with elements
of HAZUS MH while learning the underlying GIS
tools upon which HAZUS MH depends.
This hands-on course is designed to empower
emergency managers, planners, engineers, public
safety professionals, and others with the skills
needed to visualize, query, and analyze information
related to disaster mitigation, response, recovery,
and risk management using ArcGIS, the application
on which HAZUS MH is based.
The course provides a solid foundation of basic skills
for new ArcGIS users as well as an exploration of
the many powerful tools for managing, visualizing,
and analyzing information that ArcGIS and its
many extensions make available. The first day’s
topics include spatial data concepts; symbolizing
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Selection Criteria: This course is intended for State
and local emergency managers; State and local GIS
specialists responsible for risk assessment activities;
regional personnel responsible for mitigation and
response activities; other Federal agencies with
a need to conduct risk assessment; and State and
local planners.
Participants must currently use or be planning to use
GIS and HAZUS.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.8
FEd E r A L Em E r g E N C y mA N A g E m E N T Ag E N C y
HaZus-mH