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    Safe Rooms: Saving Lives When Tornadoes and Hurricanes Strike

    • FEMA produces technical publications, fact sheets, and training materials for engineers, architects, building officials, and prospective safe room owners on the design, construction, operations, and maintenanc… See more

    Participating in Safe Room-Related Standard and Building Code Development

    FEMA works with its partners in resiliency, the International Code Council® (ICC®) and National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA®) to improve the storm shelter standard, Standard for the Design and Constructio… See more

    Providing Funds For Safe Rooms

    The federal government makes funds available to construct residential and community safe rooms. FEMA provides hazard mitigation funding to eligible states, tribes and territories that provide funding to local govern… See more

    Assessing Damage Caused by Extreme Wind Events

    After severe tornadoes, large tornado outbreaks, or hurricanes, FEMA may send a Mitigation Assessment Team (MAT) to assess the performance of affected buildings and develop recommendations for reducing … See more

    Answering Questions from The Public, Industry, and Government

    FEMA hosts the Safe Room Helpline, responding to inquiries concerning FEMA’s safe room publications and guidance. Inquiries can be sent to [email protected] made by calling 866-… See more

    Can I occupy a safe room during a tornado?
    How-ever, occupying such a safe room during a tornado may be acceptable if the safe room will not be flooded by rains associated with other storm and tornado events. More information on acceptable flood hazard areas ‒ and flood elevation criteria ‒ can be found in Section 3.2 of FEMA P-320.
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