shrug-l: Hazus Course Hosted @ FDEM in Tallahassee - May 25th - 27th (free of charge)

Rydl, Daniel Daniel.Rydl at em.myflorida.com
Wed Mar 10 16:17:44 EST 2021


Hello SHRUG!  Please see the announcement below regarding our newest Hazus course offering hosted at FDEM in Tallahassee.  The class will take place May 25th-27th.   If you have any questions feel free to email me.  30 spots available.

Thanks- Daniel

Good afternoon,

The Florida Division of Emergency Management is excited to announce the offering of a free customized Hazus course developed and instructed by Kevin Mickey, Polis Center at IUPUI and Shane Hubbard, University of Wisconsin-Madison. This class will be offered in-person at the Florida Division of Emergency Management from May 25th - 27th and will focus on the concepts of mitigating risks to floods and winds from Florida hurricanes, the data best suited to assist in these risk analyses, risk modeling fundamentals and how GIS can help. The course will offer an outline and discussion of more non-technical concepts to risk analysis including expanding on your understanding of socioeconomic risks, visualizing risk and incentivizing action using the power of statistics to identify patterns and relationships in your data.

You will need to have an existing account on SERT TRAC to apply for this course, so if you need to create an account please register here SERT TRAC<https://trac.floridadisaster.org/TRAC/signup.aspx> . Additionally, follow the direct link below after the course title to register for the class.

Note: each course will be capped at 30 students, so act fast on registering as this course will fill up fast.

Title: Using Geospatial Technologies to Describe and Measure Risks and Vulnerabilities from Florida Hurricanes - MIT-001 Using Geospatial Technologies to Describe and Measure Risks and Vulnerabilities from Florida Hurricanes<https://trac.floridadisaster.org/TRAC/EventDetailPublic.aspx?ID=4954&mode=ModeEdit&LookupName=ViewAllStudentAvailableTrainings>

Description: Models that leverage the powerful tools in Geographic Information Systems are increasingly being used to characterize the economic and social impacts of hazards such as hurricanes. While these models offer significant potential for mitigating these risks, they can also produce inaccurate results if the hazard, exposure and other inputs upon which they are based are inappropriate for the use to which they are applied. This course, the first of a series of three, will explore the inputs that are required to describe the extent and severity of wind and flood hazards produced by Florida hurricanes. Topics to be addressed in this course include risk modeling fundamentals and how GIS can help, describing the hazard, describing who and what are at risk, and describing the impacts of wind and flood hazards produced by Florida hurricanes.

Prerequisite: Due to COVID-19, FDEM is requiring all participants to wear masks while on premise, go through screening (temp check/questions) each day of arrival and to get a rapid COVID-19 test the day before or morning of the first day of the course. Rapid test scheduling will be coordinated with each individual participant. Test will be performed on-site at FDEM.

Target Audience: Florida Flood Plain Administrators, Emergency Management Professionals, and GIS Professionals.

Additional Information: Class will begin at 0830 and end at 1630 Tuesday and Wednesday.  Thursday from 0830 to 1130.  Please bring photo id for admittance to FDEM.

*Please forward this email to anyone you feel may be interested in these training courses.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Daniel Rydl
GIS Technician
Florida Division of Emergency Management
daniel.rydl at em.myflorida.com<mailto:drydlhome at gmail.com>
850-815-4732


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