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Critical facilities are emergency operations centers (EOCs), fire and police stations, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and other buildings that are essential for the delivery of vital services or protection of a community.
The purpose of this advisory is to identify which standard of construction should be considered for repairing buildings damaged in high-wind events.
The purpose of this advisory is to inform critical facility owners of enhancements that can be made both to existing facilities and those still in the planning stage. With this awareness, facility owners can budget for desired enhancements and request that these enhancements be incorporated into the construction documents.
The advisory explains how to determine which building code is appropriate, describes how to incorporate best practices into construction, and lists resources for installing residential safe rooms.
The purpose of this Tornado Recovery Advisory is to provide background on the tornado hazard in the Southeast.
The purpose of this advisory is to inform homeowners, renters, apartment building owners, and manufactured home park owners about in-residence and stand-alone safe rooms.
The purpose of this advisory is to identify the design guidance, code requirements, and other criteria that pertain to the design and construction of safe rooms for tornadoes and hurricanes.
The purpose of this advisory is to identify the different types of safe rooms and provide a brief overview of areas of refuge.
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-1973-DR; Georgia as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and associated flooding during the period of April 27-28, 2011.