Containing a Tornado Safe Room Students, Government and Industry Unite to Educate the Public about Tornado Safe Rooms. As a college town, there is a symbiotic relationship between the university and the city. One such example of this relationship is the current united effort in educating the public about tornado safe rooms.
Manhattan is located in Riley County.
Riley County is the recipient of a FEMA Project Impact grant. One way Riley County and Project Impact is making use of these funds is through public awareness of tornado safe rooms. Currently, information is available to the public in - FEMA Publication 320, Taking Shelter from the Storm . This format includes construction documents, floor plans and details, in 2-dimensional form. This teamwork includes building a scale model house containing a tornado safe room as well as a static display of the floor plans and details referencing back to the scale model house.