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ImageCat awarded contract to implement HAZUS-Earthquake in South Carolina Long Beach, CA - January 17, 2001. ImageCat has been awarded a contract to compile data and evaluate risks to lifelines, essential facilities, and hazardous materials sites for the State of South Carolina. This project is being performed through a subcontract with URS Corporation, the prime contractor for this study. The methodology used for estimating these risks is the HAZUS methodology developed by Durham Technologies. As part of this study, ImageCat contacted several state agencies in South Carolina to obtain data on all lifelines, essential facilities (fire and police stations, hospitals and schools) and facilities that store, manufacture, process or handle hazardous materials. Key lifelines included water, power, communication, natural gas, transportation, sewage, seaports and airports. For most systems, there were key data that helped to quantify the expected performance of these systems in a large east coast earthquake. In some cases, we had to infer expected performance based on data from other regions, e.g., California. The results of this study are being used by local, regional and state planning organizations to determine the
"state of readiness" of key agencies in the Charleston and Columbia areas. It is expected that this study will
serve as a model for other cities attempting to quantify their vulnerability a large earthquakes. 
Contact: Charles K. Huyck |
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