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| Natural or other disasters can strike suddenly, at any time, and anywhere. It's important to protect against the financial consequences of a disaster. A disaster can damage or destroy your property, force you to temporarily live somewhere else, cut the flow of wages and other income, or ruin valuable financial records. You may want the assistance of an adviser, such as a Certified Financial Planner, licensee, insurance agent, or similar financial professional. |
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FEMA 292
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| This booklet presents information that will aid qualified architects and engineers in the identification of the best available refuge areas in existing buildings. |
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FEMA 431
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| This booklet helps homeowners decide how best to protect their families from tornadoes and hurricanes. The document provides designs for in-home, free-standing and underground shelters to protect families from the forces of wind and flying debris. The document also provides construction plans and specifications available in AutoCad and Microstation formats here: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/shplans/. |
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FEMA 320
FEMA 320 A, Shelter Plans
FEMA 320, L-233
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| This landmark report introduces community planners to guide rebuilding and recovery after disasters, and provides guidance on how to plan for post-disaster reconstruction. It also guides development of a natural hazards element as part of a local, general or comprehensive plan. This document thus equips planners and others involved in post-disaster reconstruction at all levels of government with the tools needed to create (or re-create) communities that will withstand natural disasters. Developed in partnership with the American Planning Association (APA).
The online file available for download below only includes Chapters 3-5 of the report. Please call for the full report. |
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FEMA 421
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| As a result of the May 3, 1999 tornado event, damaged counties in Kansas received a Presidential disaster declaration and financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Because the event clearly evidenced that additional protection was needed for Kansas’ school children, work began to find a way to construct tornado shelters in Kansas schools. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), as well as supplemental appropriations from Congress, provided funding for damage-prevention projects after the tornadoes. The State of Kansas School Shelter Initiative case study showcases several school shelter projects. |
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| A residential safe room is a small, specially designed (“hardened”) room, such as a bathroom or closet, or other space within the house that is intended to provide a place of refuge only for the people who live in the house. In areas subject to extreme-wind events, homeowners should consider building a residential safe room. Wind hazards, such as those associated with tornadoes and hurricanes, vary throughout the United States. The decision to build a safe room will be based largely on the magnitude of the wind hazard in a given area and on the level of risk considered acceptable. |
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| Tornadoes are incredibly violent events and sufficient warning is not always possible. People need to
be ready to take shelter immediately. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) works
with its partners to support initiatives that protect people from severe wind events. The agency
assesses building damages and identifies lessons learned after tornadoes; funds research on shelter
design and construction standards; develops best practices and technical manuals on safe rooms and
community shelters; and produces public education materials on tornado preparedness and response. |
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| The purpose of this guide is to provide communities with a framework for long-term community recovery that has been used by FEMA and its technical advisors over the past several
years. This LTCR process has been successful in bringing communities together to focus on their long-term recovery issues and needs and to develop projects and strategies
to address those needs. The recovery effort for these communities is still underway, but the LTCR plan and the process employed to develop the plan has been a critical part of their recovery effort. |
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| The purpose of this Tornado Recovery Advisory (RA) is to
summarize facts about the Midwest tornado hazard, specifically the area served by FEMA Region VII. Region VII includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The general population, specifically homeowners and renters, policy makers, local officials, builders, and building officials know and understand that tornado occurrence in the Midwest is not a rare event. In fact, more than half of the 20 states with the highest frequency of tornado occurrence on record, and 4 of the top 5 (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska) are located in the Midwest. In addition, this RA identifies FEMA resources that can be used to help design and construct shelters that provide safe haven from tornadoes. These resources also guide construction of most building types (including residences) to minimize damage from extreme wind events. |
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FEMA DR-1699-RA1
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| FACT Sheet - Tornadoes |
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FEMA 556
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