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Guidance Documents:

Guidance for Community Shelters and Safe Rooms

	Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your Home
	Appendix A Benefit/Cost Analysis Model for Tornado and Hurricane
	Appendix B Site Assessment Check lists
	Appendix C Case Study I – Stand-Alone Community Shelter (North Carolina)
	Appendix D Case Study II – School Shelter Design (Kansas)
	Appendix E Wall Sections That Passed the Missile Impact Tests
	Appendix F Doors and Hardware That Passed the Missile Impact Tests
	Appendix G Design Guidance on Missile Impact Protection Levels for Wood Sheathing

Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters

	Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters
	1 Introduction
	2 Protection Objectives
	3 Characteristics of Tornadoes and Hurricanes
	4 Shelter Types, Location, and Siting Concepts
	5 Load Determination and Structural Design Criteria
	6 Performance Criteria for Debris Impact
	7 Additional Considerations
	8 Human Factors Criteria
	9 Emergency Management Considerations
	10 Design Commentary
	11 References

Tornado Protection

	Tornado Protection - Selecting Refuge Areas in Buildings
	Information Sources
	Tornado Profile
	Case Studies
	Selection Procedures
	Conclusions

Memorandums

	2001 FEMA policy - Construction Shelters
	2000 FEMA policy - high wind shelter
	2001 FEMA policy - Retrofit Shelters

Frequently Asked Questions

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