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FEMA P 320 2014

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FEMA P-320 – Building a Safe Room for Your Home or Small Business – Includes Construction Plans, Fourth Edition

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FEMA 2014 71
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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Front Cover
2 Title Page
3 Disclaimer
4 Preface
5 Table of Contents
6 List of Figures
7 List of Tables
8 Acronyms
9 Chapter 1. Introduction
12 Chapter 2. Understanding the Hazards
2.1 Tornadoes
15 2.2 Hurricanes
17 2.3 Effects of Extreme Winds on a Building
18 2.4 Do You Need a Safe Room?
20 2.5 Assessing Your Risk
21 Chapter 3. Planning Your Safe Room
3.1 Design Basis
22 3.2 Flood Hazard Siting and Elevation
3.2.1 Flood Hazard Siting Criteria
23 3.2.2 Flood Hazard Elevation Criteria
3.3 New versus Existing Homes or Buildings
25 3.4 Safe Room Size
26 3.5 Safe Room Locations
3.5.1 Siting Your Safe Room: Inside or Outside?
27 3.5.2 Siting a Safe Room Inside a Home or Small Business
29 3.6 Floor Plans Showing Possible Safe Room Locations
3.6.1 Floor Plan 1: Basement
3.6.2 Floor Plan 2: Safe Rooms on the Primary Level of a Home or Small Business
3.6.3 Floor Plan 3: In-Ground Safe Rooms
30 3.6.4 Floor Plan 4: Multipurpose Safe Rooms in a Small Business
3.6.5 Selection of Safe Room Type and Location
32 3.7 Foundation Type
3.7.1 Basement Foundation Applications
33 3.7.2 Slab-on-Grade Applications
34 3.7.3 Crawlspace or Pile Applications
35 3.8 Construction Materials
36 3.9 Safe Room Doors
3.9.1 What Should You Look for in a Door?
38 3.9.2 Why Does the Door Cost So Much?
3.10 Safe Room Cost
40 Chapter 4. Building Your Safe Room
4.1 Design Drawings
41 4.2 How to Use the Drawings
42 4.2.1 Additional Requirements for Community Safe Rooms (Serving Small Businesses or More Than 16 Residential Occupants)
43 4.2.2 Seismic Risks
4.3 Consumer Guide
45 4.4 Emergency Planning and Emergency Supply Kit
47 4.5 Additional Resources
48 Chapter 5. Safe Rooms Save Lives
53 Chapter 6. References
54 Appendix A. Acknowledgments
55 Appendix B. Tornado Safe Room Door Fact Sheet
58 Back Cover
59 SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION PLANS
FEMA P 320 2014
$26.65