Fema 361 Doors
Tornado shelter door is a critical element when designing a safe room for protection against severe storms.
Fema 361 doors. Building a safe room for your home or small business fema l 233 brochure safe rooms for tornadoes and hurricanes. Guidance for community and residential safe rooms 2015 the nssa is educating the public about the safety of storm shelter doors and advocating that shelter door manufacturers clearly identify a door that is intended for storm shelter application. More information on fema p 361 guidance. No wood door with or without metal sheathing has successfully passed fema p 361.
Building owners in tornado prone areas must take proper precautions to protect occupants. Tested at texas tech university wind science and engineering research center. While fema p 361 2015 does not certify products krieger doors have passed the icc 500 2014 testing and they meet or exceed fema p 361 2015 and fema 320 2014 safe room criteria. Guidance for community and residential safe rooms fema p 361 safe room resources cd accompanying resources fema p 388 cd tornado protection.
To that end forceshield doors has developed a superior door designed and tested to withstand the destructive forces of extreme wind events. Selecting refuge areas in buildings fema p 431. Fema storm shelter doors and hardware for in residence tornado shelters safe rooms. Fema p 361 safe rooms for tornadoes and hurricanes.
It has successfully passed testing at the national wind institute at texas technical university and meets or exceeds the standards set by fema 320 fema 361 and icc 500. The licensed design professional who signs the certification attests that the design or product will meet the requirements specified on the certification. Securall storm safe 361 doors are constructed in accordance with federal emergency management agency fema fema p 361 recommended design specifications. Although fema p 320 and p 361 present fema s guidance on the design and construction of safe rooms fema does not verify or certify design calculations or products.
Securall tornado 320 361 door after the three impacts required by the fema impact test. Fema storm shelter doors and hardware for in residence tornado shelters safe rooms. Securall storm safe doors are constructed in accordance with federal emergency management agency fema p 320 and fema p 361 recommended design specifications. Taking shelter from the storm.
Sustained winds of 130 mph to 250 mph are generally associated with tornados. Stormpro doors and frame assemblies meet the requirements for fire protection icc 500 2014 and fema guidelines. Tornado shelter door is a critical element when designing a safe room for protection against severe storms.