Flood Hazard Elevation and Siting Criteria for Community Safe Rooms

The FEMA fact sheet provides guidelines for siting and elevating community safe rooms to mitigate flood hazards. It outlines the criteria for placing safe rooms in low-risk flood areas and specifies elevation requirements in high-risk flood zones. The document emphasizes coordination with local authorities for safe room installations in hurricane-prone regions and provides detailed information based on FEMA P-361 standards.