Comparison of Neighborhood-Scale, Residential Property Flood-Loss Assessment Methodologies
Leading flood loss estimation models include Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazus, FEMA’s TMG Flood Assessment Structure Tool (FAST), and (U.S.) Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Flood Impact Analysis (HEC-FIA), with each requiring different data input.No research to date has compared the resulting outcomes from such models at