Mobile Safe Room On Tour - REVISED
Release Date: May 31, 2003
Release Number: 1463-41
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Springfield, MO -- For about the cost of remodeling a bathroom, you can survive a tornado by creating a Safe Room. This specially-designed room can save lives by giving a part of your house and you a "suit of armor."
A Safe Room is anchored to the ground to withstand extreme winds and armored with steel-reinforced concrete or steel sheathing to make the walls and ceiling virtually puncture-proof. Safe Rooms serve as an alternative to evacuation and can provide peace of mind when severe weather threatens. Recovery specialists with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will have a mobile Safe Room on display at various sites across the state.
| REVISED SCHEDULE Schedule for Mobile Safe Room |
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|---|---|
| Saturday, May 31 (8 a.m. - 7 p.m.) | Hillsboro Fair Courthouse Square, Main Street |
| Tuesday, June 3 (noon - 6 p.m.) Wednesday, June 4 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Jackson Old Wal-Mart parking lot, Highway 61 Business Loop |
| Friday, June 6 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Saturday, June 7 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Desoto Disaster Recovery Center Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1620 Boyd Street |
| Tuesday, June 10 (10 a.m. to 6 pm.) Wednesday, June 11 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) |
Canton Disaster Recovery Center United Methodist Church, 601 Washington Street |
For those who are unable to view the traveling Safe
Room, construction plans are available in the booklet, Taking
Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House,
FEMA Publication 320, by calling 1-888-565-3896.
This booklet contains recommended construction plans for Safe Rooms. The
text also is available on the FEMA website (www.fema.gov).
Last Modified: Monday, 02-Jun-2003 10:13:09