The Science Application for Risk Reduction (SAFRR) Project from the U.S. Geological Survey was created to innovate the application of hazard science for the safety, security, and economic well-being of the nation. The SAFRR team helps build resilience to natural hazards—such as earthquakes, floods, wildfires, landslides, tsunamis, and coastal erosion—by working with decision making and emergency response efforts across the country. SAFRR helps communities reduce their natural hazard threats by directing new and existing scientific research toward addressing gaps in vulnerability, producing innovative products, and connecting experts with users of their science. 

SAFRR projects unite a broad range of disciplines to engage basic and applied researchers, expand capabilities through partnerships, and share knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and the public. Partners and users are also involved to help set the direction of hazard science and apply results in their decision-making processes, and they include federal, state, county, city, and other government agencies, public and private utilities, private companies and non-profits, academic researchers and institutions, and emergency response and management agencies.

Products include technical reports, public service announcements, models, and additional resources. Example scenarios include ShakeOut (major earthquake in Los Angeles), ARkStorm (major storm and flooding event in California and Nevada), and a California tsunami scenario.