Damage to Residential Structures

During an IA PDA Field Assessment, information is gathered about damage to primary residences. Traditionally, damage has been categorized in the categories of destroyed, major, minor, and affected. Regardless of the way damage is categorized, the information gathered focuses primarily on structural damage to major components of the home. Select each component of the house to learn more.

A sketch of a house with the following parts identified: foundation on the bottom, walls in the middle, and roof on the top; another part labeled other on the ground next to the foundation.