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Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms
This document presents important information about the design and construction of community safe rooms that will provide protection during tornado and hurricane events. Community safe rooms are designed and constructed to protect a large number of people from a natural hazard event. The number of persons taking refuge in the shelter will typically be more than 12 and could be up to several hundred or more. This latest edition meets and exceeds the design criteria set for in the ICC-500, Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters. For additional information on content updates to this publication, go to http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/fema361.shtm.
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix A Acknowledgments |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix A Acknowledgments |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix B Safe Room Assessment and Design Tools | |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix B Safe Room Assessment and Design Tools | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix C Case Study 1 Stand-Alone Community Safe Room | |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix C Case Study 1 | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix C Case Study 1 Plan Drawings | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix D Case Study II Plan Drawings | |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix D Case Study II Plan Drawings | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix D Case Study II School Community Safe Room |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix D Case Study II School Community Safe Room |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix E Wall Sections That Passed Previous Missile Impact Tests |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix E Wall Sections That Passed Previous Missile Impact Tests |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix F Doors and Hardware That Passed Previous Missile Impact Test |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix G Design Guidance - Missile Impact Protection Levels Wood |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix G Design Guidance - Missile Impact Protection Levels Wood |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Appendix H Acronyms and Abbreviations |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 1 Introduction | |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Chapter 1 Introduction | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 10 References |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 2 Protection Objectives | |
| Chapter / Section Number: | Chapter 2 Protection Objectives | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 3 Design Criteria for Tornado and Hurricane Safe Rooms | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 4 Characteristics of Tornadoes and Hurricanes | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 5 Types, Locations, and Siting of Safe Rooms | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 6 Commentary on Load Determination & Structural Design Criteri | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 7 Commentary on Debris Impact Performance Criteria | |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 8 Human Factors Criteria |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | Chapter 9 Emergency Management Considerations |
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| Chapter / Section Title: | FEMA 361 Cover - Preface - TOC | |
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