FEMA 428 - Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks
The purpose of this primer is to provide the design community and school administrators with the basic principles and techniques to make a school that is safe from terrorist attacks.
FEMA 428 includes information on how to conduct a threat/ risk assessment, prepare site layout and building design, and create school safety plans. It also includes a brief discussion on blast theory and CBR measures that can be taken to mitigate school vulnerabilities, as well as a standalone description of the concept of safe rooms within schools that will resist CBR and blast threats.
Please Note: Printed copies of FEMA 428 of the Risk Management Series publications are available at the Government Printing Office (GPO):
Washington, DC area: 202-512-1800
Nationwide: 866-512-1800
Fax: 202-512-2250
Internet address: bookstore.gpo.gov
FEMA 428- Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks (PDF 8.2 MB; TXT 452 KB)
Individual Chapters
FEMA 428- Cover - Table of Contents (PDF 752 KB; TXT 20 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 1 (PDF 1.0 MB; TXT 52 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 2 (PDF 3.1 MB; TXT 60 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 3 (PDF 1.5 MB; TXT 60 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 4 (PDF 888 KB; TXT 24 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 5 (PDF 480 KB; TXT 28 KB)
FEMA 428- Chapter 6 (PDF 308 KB; TXT 172 KB)
FEMA 428- Appendixes (PDF 1.2 MB; TXT 192 KB)
For more information, please email: riskmanagementseriespubs@dhs.gov
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