Webinar: FIRM – Flood Resilience Simulation Model on DAFNI

Richard Dawson, Professor of Earth Systems Engineering at Newcastle University, will present his research on the FIRM Flood Infrastructure Resilience Model simulates flooding and the human response to flood events. That human behaviour element, and the interactions between people and flooding, is the key distinguishing feature of FIRM. 

FIRM can be used to explore flood events of different magnitude and test the effect of choices people make in response to extreme weather events, in order to model how people are likely to be exposed to dangerous depths and speeds of water. 

FIRM will help flood resilience forums, councils and policymakers implement improved before-the-flood measures such as better public education and warning systems, improved during-event people and traffic flows, and improved infrastructure resilience evacuation sites.