Session 16 1

Risk Statementsdescribe the possibility of a hazard

(source of risk) affecting an element at risk.

Source: Emergency Management Australia 2000

Session 16 2

FIRM – Flood Insurance Rate Map

Source: FEMA Flood Map Store

Session 16 3

Earthquake PGA Maps

Source: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov

Session 16 4

Tornado Hazard Maps

Source: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/ism2_s1.pdf

Session 16 5

Fujita Tornado Scale

Source: FEMA’s “Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses.” 2001. <http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/386step2.pdf>

Session 16 6

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Source: FEMA’s “Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses.” 2001. <http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/386step2.pdf>

Session 16 7

Maximum Envelope of Winds (MEOW)

Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutmeow.shtml

Session 16 8

Landslide Hazard Map

Source: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/map-mf/mf2379/

Session 16 9

Wildfire Hazard Map

Source: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/disasterready/mapwildfire.htm

Session 16 10

Risk Statements

• Name of the Hazard

• General Description• Frequency of Occurrence

• Magnitude and Potential Intensity

• Location(s)

Session 16 11

Risk Statements (Continued)

• Estimated Spatial Extent of Impact

• Duration• Seasonal Patters

• Speed of Onset

• Availability of Warnings