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Besides FEMA guidance, what other codes and standards are there for safe rooms and community shelters?

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Besides FEMA guidance, what other codes and standards are there for safe rooms and community shelters?

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Currently, the International Code Council (ICC) is developing a consensus standard for the design and construction of hurricane and tornado shelters. This new standard should be available for adoption in the summer of 2006. Currently, design and guidance exists in FEMA 320, Taking Shelter from the Storm, Building a Safe Room Inside Your House, FEMA 361, Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters, and the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) shelter standard.