Fact Sheet – Community Safe Rooms
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), (2015). Every year, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme windstorms cause numerous fatalities and injuries, and cost millions of dollars worth of...
View ArticleFEMA P-361, Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes: Guidance for Community...
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) (2015). The criteria presented in this publication address how to design and construct a safe room that provides near-absolute protection for groups...
View ArticleThe Smart School Siting Tool User Guide
Environmental Protection Agency (2015) School locations and community development are inextricably linked. School locations affect community land use patterns and infrastructure needs. Local land use,...
View ArticleFY15 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guidance
The Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Guidance is a comprehensive document that details the specific criteria of the three HMA programs: the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), the Pre-Disaster...
View ArticleFacilities Maintenance & Operations: Classified Adequacy Staffing Report
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2010. The OSPI staff, acting as a Work Group for Facilities Maintenance and Operations convened three expert groups to analyze the staffing needs of...
View ArticleState of Our Schools 2016
21st Century School Fund, National Council on School Facilities & U.S. Green Building Council, 2016 School facilities have a direct impact on student learning, student and staff health, and school...
View ArticleBest Available Refuge Area Checklist
FEMA developed the Best Available Refuge Area (BARA) Checklist for the first edition of FEMA P-361 to use in assessing a building’s susceptibility to damage from extreme-wind events such as tornadoes...
View ArticleRadon in Schools: Overview of State Laws
Environmental Law Institute According to the U.S. EPA, indoor radon exposure results in an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States each year. That makes indoor radon the second leading...
View ArticleBlood Lead Levels in Children
National Center for Environmental Health Protecting children from exposure to lead is important to lifelong good health. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay...
View ArticleTowards Healthy Schools: Reducing Risks to Children
Coalition for Healthier Schools, 2016. Healthy schools help children grow and learn. But providing children with healthy places to learn is too often an afterthought—or not thought of at all. School...
View Article