DSS-WISE HCOM: Human Consequences of Dam-Break Floods Fact Sheet
Date Published: October 1, 2021
The DSS-WISE HCOM is a FEMA-supported analytical module designed to assess the human consequences of dam-break floods. Developed by the National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering and the University of Mississippi, it provides flood hazard risk mapping, identifies potentially lethal flood zones, and analyzes people at risk using population data sets.
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Disaster PhaseBefore
File TypePDF
LanguageEnglish
Category
AssessmentMitigation & PlanningEmergency ResponseTechnical Guidance
Audience
PublicCritical Facilities UtilitiesBuilding ProfessionalsCommunity Officials
Hazard Type
Flooding
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DSS-WISETM HCOMflood hazard riskpeople at risk analysispotentially lethal flood zones