Residential Safe Room Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides essential information on residential safe rooms designed to protect occupants from tornadoes, hurricanes, and extreme wind events. It covers safe room definitions, types (above-ground, in-ground, basement), location considerations, construction guidance, cost estimates, and federal funding options. The document also addresses flood hazard considerations for safe room siting, registration with local officials, and emergency preparedness recommendations such as supply kits and weather radios. It references FEMA P-320 and ICC 500 standards for safe room design and construction.