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