Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business

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 320, now in its third edition, helps home or small business owners assess their risk and determine the best type of safe room for their needs. The publication provides designs for basement, in-ground, and above-ground safe rooms. Construction plans and specifications are available.

Download the plans in CAD DWG or PDF here: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/shplans/.

For additional information on content updates to this publication, go to www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/fema320.shtm.

Accessed on 10 Sept 2009 @ http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1536