Safe Room

CHICAGO – Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA has awarded $5,287,595 to Springs Valley Community Schools Corporation for the construction of a multi-purpose safe room at the high school. The safe room will have capacity for 826 people to seek shelter during severe weather events. When not in use, the 12,900 square foot space will serve as a gymnasium for the school.

Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA has awarded $6,000,309 to Crawford County for the construction of a multi-purpose safe room at the Crawford County High School and Middle School. The safe room will have capacity for 906 people with 7,000 usable square feet and when not in use, serve as a gym for the attached schools.

FEMA has approved more than $1 million in Hazard Mitigation funding to build a tornado safe room at Lake Farley Park in the city of Milbank.

Muchas personas pasan tiempo en las iglesias, mezquitas, sinagogas, templos, gurdwaras y otros lugares de alabanza y espacios públicos. Las personas deberían sentirse segura mientras se reúne para expresar su fe o servir a su comunidad.

Many people spend time in churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, gurdwaras or other places of worship and public spaces. People should feel safe when they gather to express their faith or serve their community. As we continue to learn from faith and community leaders how to improve the safety and security of these spaces, we identified five ways your community can get started today.