Damage Assessment v.4.6.2023

Collaboration Tools

April 6, 2023

Damage Assessment  

The Damage Assessment tool helps local emergency managers and state recovery personnel quickly gather Preliminary Damage Assessments for faster submission and accuracy of disaster damages.

The tool tracks and records post-event data including:

• the number of sites and facilities affected.
• total property value loss.
• location of the damage.
• allows for unlimited file uploads of pictures, videos, and digital documents.

By using the Damage Assessment tool, local emergency managers:

• Accurately justify their cost reimbursements
• Help state recovery personnel speed up the Presidential Disaster Declaration for their state
• Help FEMA Recovery experts gather more accurate information efficiently, resulting in the faster  community rebuilding

Create a Damage Report

When a user is involved with an incident, the user can consult this section and create a Damage Report that will be inserted under the designated incident.  

Insert New Report

1. Launch the Damage Assessment tool by accessing it from the Menu list (Menu > Collaboration >  Damage Assessment).  

 

2. Press the button to insert a new report.

3. The Insert Damage Report page is displayed which allows you to fill in all details appropriate for the report.

4. Fields required include Structure Type, Number of Sites, Damage Severity, and Facility.

Damage Report Attachments

You can also add an attachment such as a photo or video clip to the report. All attachments are viewable by opening the record after saving.  

To insert an attachment to your report:

1. Press the button in the Photos and Attachments section at the bottom of the  Damage Report page.

2. An Open File window appears.

3. Navigate to the file to be uploaded as an attachment.

4. Press the Open button on the Open File Window.

5. The file to attach is uploaded and added to the list of attachments associated with the Damage  Assessment Report.  

Note: Clicking the trashcan icon will permanently delete your attachment.

6. Press the Save button to commit the attachment to the selected Damage Assessment Report.

Once the report is saved, the newly Damage Report is added to the top of the list of the main Damage  Assessment page.

Damage Report Options

From the Damage Assessment grid, you can perform the following:

• Archive Report: Deleted reports will show up in the list of Archived Reports where you can choose to Delete Permanently. The list of Archived Reports will appear at the bottom of the page.

• Print Report individually.  

• Print all reports in a single printable file.  

• Export the list of Damage Reports as an Excel spreadsheet.  

Estimated damages will be listed below the Damage Reports.