Storm Damage Assessment Protocol

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Storm Damage Assessment Protocol

• Analysis and Reporting

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Overview

• Estimating Engine
• Report Means
• Resources

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Estimating engine

• Engine built as Excel spreadsheet
• 6 worksheets
• Home/ReadMe navigation, help
• PreStorm Data setup data
• PreStorm Analysis preliminary analysis
• PostStorm Data damage data
• PostStorm Analysis report form
• Codes, lookup tables functional elements
• Use of Excel based on user survey

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Hyperlinks for easy navigation
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Procedure

• Methods I
• Starts with field data
• Simple scaling by street miles
• Relies on sample size being sufficient for damage
  variance
• No statistics applied for emergency use

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Procedure

• Methods II
• Pruning, removals straightforward
• Debris depends
• Pre-storm data
• Uses calculated tree density
• No pre-storm data
• Uses estimated tree density (Very low, Low, etc.)
• Based on data from 13 Northeastern communities
• Local costs used, tho averages suggested

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Report Means
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Report

• Calculation page (PostAnalysis tab)
• Methods visible
• Advantages
• Credibility
• Ease, speed

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These values can be adjusted by end user
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Validation

• Sampling indicated on report
• Means of random sampling
• Percent street miles sampled
• Numbers derived right on sheet
• Debris
• Pruning, removal
• Local costs shown

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Future

• Wish list
• Add 6-mo. damage inventory
• Tree-by-tree
• Inspired by FS method after Katrina
• Convert to single VB app
• Integrate with STRATUM
• Will depend on available time and money

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Resources

• One-stop shopping
• www.itreetools.org/resource_learning_center
• Protocols, reports
• 8pp glossy brochure

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