Risk Assessment Public Safety Geoscience Program – Earth Sciences Sector Centre for Natural Hazards Research Nicky Hastings, Bert Struik, Murray Journeay, Malaika Ulmi

Adapt: and co-develop standardized risk assessment methods (Hazus)  Apply: evaluate through case studies  Promote: through knowledge transfer and development of guidelines Public Safety Geoscience Program Quantitative Risk Assessment Project Centre for Natural Hazards Research Centre for Natural Hazards Research 2

Risk Assessment process 3

Hazard – Hazard Potential Scenarios 4

Exposure – Community Asset Inventory General Building Stock Essential Facilities Transportation Utilities AGRICULTURE VEHICLES Agricultural/Vehicles 5

Vulnerability Damage Functionality HAZUS is a powerful risk assessment software for analyzing potential losses from earthquake, hurricane wind, flood, storm surge, tsunami. 6

Estimation of Losses (risks) WHERE were community assets damaged? WHAT could be the hospital and shelter needs and WHERE? WHAT is the cost of the event in $’ s in building and Business losses? HOW long will it take to recover from the event? WHERE do vulnerable populations need social services? 7

Loss visualization tools for Risk Decision makers Please approve my development permit to build a house Please show me where to focus my emergency response and social services Compare loss alternatives Visualize losses in Emergency Management tool Permitting officers and land use planners develop and use risk profiles to recommend safe development Emergency Managers And support staff Develop and interpret Loss models to guide response 8

Collaboration and support Federal Geospatial Platform National Emergency Management System (NEMS) MASAS All Hazards Risk Assessment framework Canadian Disaster Database 9

example of geospatial portals… 10

Washington state seismic catalogs 11

Questions? Nicky Hastings Natural Resources Canada 605 Robson St, Vancouver, BC 12