Taking Shelter From the Storm:

Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business

Includes Construction Plans and Cost Estimates

FEMA 320, Third Edition / August 2008






Appendix A: Acknowlegments


The Federal Emergency Management Agency would like to acknowledge the significant contributions made by following individuals in developing the third edition of this publication. 

FEMA

John Ingargiola, FEMA Headquarters

Jack Anderson, FEMA Headquarters

Kent Baxter, FEMA Region VI

Marcus Barnes, FEMA Headquarters

Daniel Catlett, FEMA Headquarters

Robert Franke, FEMA Region VII

Edward Laatsch, FEMA Headquarters

John Plisich, FEMA Region IV

Shabbar Saifee, FEMA Headquarters

Jonathan Smith, FEMA Headquarters

Jody Springer, FEMA Headquarters

Keith Turi, FEMA

Zachary Usher, FEMA

Brian Willsey, FEMA

Consultants

Scott Tezak, PE, URS  

William Coulbourne, PE, URS

Bill Johnson, URS

Omar Kapur, URS

Bogdan Srdanovic, URS

Deb Daly, Greenhorne & O'Mara

Julie Liptak, Greenhorne & O'Mara

Jimmy Yeung, PhD, PE, Greenhorne & O'Mara

John Squerciati, PE, Dewberry

Wanda Rizer, Consultant

Project Team and Review Committee

Robert Boetler, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency 

David Bowman, International Code Council

Ronald Cook, University of Florida

Kenneth Ford, National Association of Home Builders 

Dennis Graber, National Concrete Masonry Association

Christopher P. Jones, PE

Ernst Kiesling, PhD, PE, Wind Science and Engineering Center, Texas Tech University

Danny Kilcollins, Florida Department of Emergency Management

Philip Line, American Forestry and Paper Association

Joseph Messersmith, PCA

Tim Reinhold, PhD, Institute for Business and Home Safety

William Rutherford, Clemons-Rutherford

Corey Schultz, PBA Architects, P.A.

Randy Shackelford, PE, Simpson Strong-Tie Company

Larry Tanner, RA, PE, Wind Science and Engineering Center, Texas Tech University

Cliff Vaughn, FlatSafe Tornado Shelters

In addition, FEMA would like to acknowledge the following individuals, who made significant contributions to the October 1998 and March 2004 editions of this publication. (Note: All affiliations were current at the time of publication of the previous editions.) 

Design Team

Paul Tertell, PE, FEMA 

Clifford Oliver, CEM, CBCP, FEMA 

Dr. Ernst Kiesling, PE, Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University

Dr. Kishor Mehta, PE, Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University

Russell Carter, EIT, Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University

William Coulbourne, PE, Greenhorne & O'Mara

Jay Crandell, PE, National Association of Home Builders

Jerry Hoopingarner, National Association of Home Builders

Lionel Lemay, PE, SE, Portland Cement Association

Donn Thompson, AIA, Portland Cement Association

Reviewers

Dennis Lee, FEMA Region VI

Bill Massey, FEMA Region IV

Tim Sheckler, PE, FEMA Headquarters

Dr. Richard Peterson, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University

Larry Tanner, RA, PE, Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University

Richard Carroll, PE, City of Birmingham, Alabama

Brad Douglas, American Forestry and Paper Association

Kenneth Ford, National Association of Home Builders

Richard Vognild, PE, Southern Building Code Congress International