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FEMA P-320, Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business (2014)

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Having a safe room built for your home or small business can help provide near-absolute protection for you and your family or employees from injury or death caused by the dangerous forces of extreme winds such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Taking Shelter from the Storm, Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business, FEMA P-320, now in its fourth edition, helps home or small business owners assess their risk and determine the best type of safe room for their needs. FEMA P-320 includes safe room designs and shows you and your builder/contractor or local design professional how to construct a safe room for your home or small business. Design options include safe rooms located inside or outside of a new home or small business.

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Taking Shelter from the Storm, Fourth Edition (Hardcopy)

  • Print Publication (Hardcopy)

    Distribution Warehouse

    Publication Number: 
    FEMA P-320
    Contact Name: 
    FEMA Distribution Center

    You can order this item from the FEMA Distribution Center. Download the Order Form and provide the resource title, FEMA publication ID #, quantity of each publication requesting, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime phone #. Note: Some resources might have restrictions on the quantity allowed per order, per customer. Also, please review if the resource is currently backordered.

    You can order hardcopies by emailing, calling or faxing the FEMA Distribution Center using the Order Form. 

    Work hours for phone orders are M-F: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

    Contact Phone Number: 
    (800) 480-2520
    Contact Email: 
    FEMA-Publications-Warehouse@dhs.gov
    Fax Number: 
    (240) 699-0525
December 17, 2014
Taking Shelter from the Storm (Interactive CD)

  • CD-ROM

    Distribution Warehouse

    Publication Number: 
    FEMA P-320 CD
    Contact Name: 
    FEMA Distribution Center

    You can order this item from the FEMA Distribution Center. Download the Order Form and provide the resource title, FEMA publication ID #, quantity of each publication requesting, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime phone #. Note: Some resources might have restrictions on the quantity allowed per order, per customer. Also, please review if the resource is currently backordered.

    You can order hardcopies by emailing, calling or faxing the FEMA Distribution Center using the Order Form. 

    Work hours for phone orders are M-F: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

    Contact Phone Number: 
    (800) 480-2520
    Contact Email: 
    FEMA-Publications-Warehouse@dhs.gov
    Fax Number: 
    (240) 699-0525
December 17, 2014
Resource Type:
Document / Report
Last Updated:
December 17, 2014