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Residential safe room doors8/16/2023 ![]() The list can be used by consumers and industry as a resource of knowledge gained from past testing to determine which wall sections could be considered for use in a safe room application. Report information typically includes a description of the wall construction- stud wall with plywood and/or metal sheathing, stud wall with concrete infill, reinforced CMU wall, insulating concrete form wall-cross-section illustration, test missile speed and description of damage. The testing on these wall sections may or may not have been more stringent than current standards, and it is important to note that they may not necessarily pass current missile impact testing. The Texas Tech University National Wind Institute (NWI) provides reports on wall sections that passed previous missile impact testing standards, and more information on the testing protocol. Wall Sections That Passed Previous Missile Impact Test Joplin Schools Community Safe Room Operations & Maintenance Plan.Fair Grove Community Safe Room Operations & Maintenance Plan.FEMA P-488, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Charley in Florida.FEMA P-489, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Ivan in Alabama and Florida.FEMA P-549, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast.FEMA P-757, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana.FEMA P-2020, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico.FEMA P-2077, Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Michael In Florida.FEMA 342, Building Performance Assessment Team Report - Midwest Tornadoes of May 3, 1999.FEMA P-908, Mitigation Assessment Team Report - Spring 2011 Tornadoes: April 25-28 and May 22.FEMA P-1020 Formal Observation Report - Tornado: Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013.The following MAT Reports include safe room or wind shelter related observations and may be downloaded from FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Team website: Contractors, individuals, and firms, are prohibited from stating that they are, or produce products that are, "FEMA approved" or "FEMA certified." ![]() Please note that FEMA does not provide inspection services, nor endorse, approve, certify, or recommend any contractors, individuals, firms, or products. Note all block out sizes are concrete to concrete with all wooden forms removed.Search for safe room case studies in our Mitigation Best Practices library. *All vault doors come standard with an inside door release. 3-way spinner handle with force slip design.Standard Features for In Swing Vault Door Note all block out sizes are concrete to concrete with all wooden forms removed. 1 1/2” tall threshold to allow for layment of tile, carpet or thick rugsģ 7/8" thick with heavy 5/16" steel faceplate. ![]()
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