FEMA Residential Substantial Damage Assessments from Tropical Storm Allison

Following the record flooding caused by Tropical Storm Allison (TSA) in June 2001, Huitt-Zollars, Inc. was called upon by the City of Houston to assist them in their emergency response efforts.  Within 48 hours of notice to proceed from the City of Houston, Huitt-Zollars mobilized emergency response teams to conduct flood damage assessments of residential areas within the City of Houston.  Our teams inspected nearly 700 flood-damaged residences using the requirements of FEMA’s Residential Substantial Damage Estimator, documented the damage to the structures and electronically prepared the data for submission to the City of Houston and FEMA.