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THIRTEEN HAZUS SUCCESS STORIES COMPLETED
27 August 2008 — Download the thirteen HAZUS Success Stories here. If you have a story to share please let us know.
- 3RiversHUG: CUP Students Begin A New Chapter in HAZUS History
- 3RiversHUG: Formed by the California University of Pennsylvania
- CHUG: Expanding HAZUS Use in FEMA Region 5
- FEMA Region IV: Strengthens Disaster Preparedness Nationwide by Sharing HAZUS Expertise
- FEMA Region VII: Johnson County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Collaborates with the University of Iowa Department of Geography to Assess Flooding Impacts Using HAZUS-MH
- FLHUG: A Catalyst for Mitigating Risks and Improving Collaboration Between Florida's Emergency Management Professionals
- HIHUG: Hawaii HAZUS Atlas
- Louisiana State University: Using the Power of HAZUS to Study a Flood-prone State
- NVHUG: Loss Estimation Modeling of Earthquake Scenarios for Each County in Nevada Using HAZUS-MH
- ORHUG: Geologic Hazards and Future Earthquake Damage and Loss Estimates for Six Counties in Mid/Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
- Tribal Governments: Using HAZUS-MH for American Indian Reservation’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning
- TXHUG: Using HAZUS-MH Runs to Calculate Debris and Commodity Needs for Hurricanes
- Wisconsin Emergency Management: Using HAZUS-MH to Evaluate Flood Risks and Losses across the State
MITIGATION PLANNING SAVES HOMES FROM WILDFIRE ON THE LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION
15 August 2008 —The La Jolla Indian band, one of the poorest tribes in San Diego County, has used volunteerism, timely planning, gifts from wealthy tribes and a bureaucracy-averse reservation government to jump ahead of many devastated communities in recovering from last fall's wildfires.
"Light years" is how Fred Sanford, an American Red Cross volunteer, described the difference. He worked with La Jolla after the Poomacha fire in October and is now a liaison with local Indian tribes.
USEHAZUS LAUNCHED BY JAMIE CAPLAN CONSULTING
14 March 2008 — USEHAZUS, an all HAZUS Web space, was developed by Jamie Caplan Consulting in response to the needs of the HAZUS user community. USEHAZUS encourages participation and includes links so that HAZUS users can send us content or feedback on nearly every page. Please send us information regarding your project, conference, or training event; the value of USEHAZUS grows with the accuracy and depth of its content. USEHAZUS also includes advertising opportunities for those who work in the field of emergency management. If you would like to promote your event or training to HAZUS users, please contact us for more information.
BE PREPARED IN INDIAN COUNTRY
31 January 2008 — Implementing a pre-disaster mitigation plan will help make a tribe stronger and more able to withstand identified hazards. FEMA approved the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indian's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Update. The approval of this Plan ensures that the Tribe is eligible to apply for non-emergency Stafford Act funding including Pre-Disaster Mitigation planning/project grants, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program planning/project grants, Fire Management Assistance grants, and Public Assistance (categories C-G). Jamie Caplan Consulting has also written pre-disaster mitigation plans for other tribes including the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and the Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians. Currently, we are in the process of creating a pandemic flu preparedness plan and a NIMS-compliant plan for the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians.
- Volunteerism, Help of Friends Speed Recovery of La Jolla Tribe
- Using HAZUS-MH for American Indian Reservation's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning
- Download Be Prepared in Indian Country brochure
MITIGATION PLANNING SAVES HOMES FROM WILDFIRE ON THE LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION
02 November 2007 — In 2004, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians' Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, written by Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC. La Jolla's mitigation plan identified hazards such as wildfire and flooding as risks to the reservation. The plan recommended mitigating those risks through activities that included removing flammable materials near homes and purchasing a generator. The Tribe received mitigation dollars to purchase a generator that they then used to power water lines during the recent Poomacha Wildfire. In effect, incorporating the recommendations of the mitigation plan enabled the Tribe to save nearly half of the homes on the reservation.
AUGUSTINE CASINO REAL-TIME EVACUATION DRILL
13 November 2006 — Under contract with the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC produced an Emergency Evacuation and Preparedness Plan for the Augustine Casino consistent with California Gaming Regulation CGCC-7. As part of the plan, Jamie Caplan Consulting LLC conducted a real-time functional evacuation exercise on November 13, 2006. The exercise ran smoothly and was praised by the Riverside County Fire Department, casino guests and first responders on scene.
TESTIMONIAL
"Your efforts guiding our team through the process of writing an Emergency Preparedness Plan have been exceedingly effective. Our business operation is better prepared today to contend with an emergency evacuation as a direct result of your direct professional assistance."
- Harold Rapp
- Augustine Casino
