Our bullet resistant doors are tested to the highest standards of security as established by the underwriter s laboratory ul with additional considerations for eliminating the risks of ricochets and lateral penetrations.
Fema rated doors.
Tornado shelter door is a critical element when designing a safe room for protection against severe storms.
Steel is the most prevalent door material to pass fema p 361 and icc 500.
No wood door with or without metal sheathing has successfully passed fema p 361.
The chapter finishes with a discussion of garage doors.
The licensed design professional who signs the certification attests that the design or product will meet the requirements specified on the certification.
Securall tornado doors are constructed in accordance with federal emergency management agency fema recommended design specifications.
Stormpro doors and frame assemblies meet the requirements for fire protection icc 500 2014 and fema guidelines.
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.
To that end forceshield doors has developed a superior door designed and tested to withstand the destructive forces of extreme wind events.
Securall tornado doors are constructed in accordance with the federal emergency management agency s fema guidelines and the international code council s icc 500 standard for tornado shelter doors.
April 25 28 and may 22 fema p 908 formal observation report tornado.
Moore oklahoma may 20 2013 fema p 1020.
Selecting refuge areas in buildings fema p 431 mitigation assessment team report spring 2011 tornadoes.
Fema storm shelter doors and hardware for in residence tornado shelters safe rooms.
In coastal environments numerous post disaster investigations conducted by fema have shown that.
Sustained winds of 130 mph to 250 mph are generally associated with tornados.
This design is based on extensive research on the cause and effects of windstorm damage to buildings.
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.
This impact force is the principal failure mode for these systems.
Our blast resistant doors can be engineered for fema certification.
Building owners in tornado prone areas must take proper precautions to protect occupants.
Safe room resources cd accompanying resources fema p 388 cd tornado protection.
More information on fema p 361 guidance.
While tornado doors are similar in appearance to standard steel doors they are highly engineered products and cannot be substituted by heavy gauge standard steel doors.