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Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods and High Winds

This manual is intended to provide guidance for the protection of school buildings from natural disasters. This volume concentrates on grade schools, K-12. FEMA 424 covers earthquakes, floods, and high winds. Its intended audience is design professionals and school officials involved in the technical and financial decisions of school construction, repair, and renovations. NOTE: This publication is available free to Local and State government staff. All other interested parties can obtain this publication via online download only.

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Media Type:	Print Publication (Hardcopy)
Availability:	Distribution Warehouse
Language:	English
Date Published:	01/2004
Number of Pages:	361
FEMA Publication Number:	FEMA 424

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Availability:	Online Custom CD/DVD
Language:	English
Date Published:	01/2004
Number of Pages:	361
FEMA Publication Number:	FEMA 424

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Resource Type:	Document / Report
Audience Categories:	Educational Institutes and Professionals Design and Construction Industry
Hazard Types:	Earthquake Tornado Hurricane/Tropical Storm Flooding
Subjects:	Mitigation Strategies and Techniques Building Design Security
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