1. Hazus Data Preparation and Data Exporter Tool
Casey Zuzak
FEMA Region VIII

2. Losses Avoided Study
Reducing Losses through Higher Regulatory Standards
Goal: to quantitatively analyze floodplain regulations that are, or would be successful if implement.
Floodway and Floodplain Development
Freeboard
Critical Facility Regulation
Erosion Setbacks
Scenario: Floodplain Development in the 2013 Flood Event

3. Data Preparation Tool
Create geospatial tool to prepare, analyze and export data
Data Preparation Tool
Data Export Tool
Data Analysis Tool
Data Preparation Tool: prepares the data for analysis and if structure data are incomplete, utilizes assumptions to estimate values for foundation type and building square footage

4. City or County Parcel or Building Footprint Data
Hazus UDF Needs
Hazus UDF Inputs
Data Source
Secondary Source
UDF
SQFT
Imagery Perimeter * Number of Stories (required) NO
Year Built
Imagery (required)
First Floor Height (FFE)
Foundation Type (built before or after NFIP Entry)
YES
Cost
RS Means $/sqft by Occupancy Type * CPI Factor * County Mod Factor
Contents Cost
Percent of Cost
Foundation Type
Occupancy Type, within the SFHA, Built before or after NFIP Entry
Occupancy Type
Google Earth/Google Streetview (required)
Num of Stories
Occupancy Type and Square footage
SFHA
FEMA
N/A (required)
NFIP Entery
Hazus
Local Flood Regulations (required)
DDFs
USACE/FEMA Building Sciences
OPT
City or County Parcel or Building Footprint Data

7. Data Export Tool
Data Export Tool: prepares the dataset to have the attributes necessary for FEMA’s User
Defined Facility (UDF) database

9. Data Analysis Tool
Data Analysis Tool: runs scenarios using 100-year flood and 2013 flood event data plus regulatory information to estimate regulatory losses avoided

10. Data Visualization

11. Data Links
FEMA Region VIII FTP site:
Losses Avoided Study:
Hazus UDF tool:
FEMA RVIII Hazus Level 2 SOP: