FEMA Compliant Safe Rooms and Storm Shelters

Prepared for the worst day. Performance every day. Built to FEMA 361, ICC-500 and NSSA standards, the planet’s strongest, most disaster resistant Safe Room / Multipurpose Center is available through ABC Domes. ABC DOMES is the only dome builder that is a producer member of the National Storm Shelter Association – NSSA. Our Safe Room […]

FEMA: Design and Construction for Community Shelters and Its Application to Domes

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made available to communities literature that provides guidance and technical information educating communities on how to become disaster resistant in the face of natural disasters [1]. James L. Witt, FEMA Director, has encouraged communities to follow the guidelines from FEMA. Having personally seen the devastation caused by natural disasters, I am […]

Monolithic Dome Safe Rooms

The Wells Middle School Cafeteria is two buildings in one. It is a FEMA P-361 rated safe room with enough capacity for the entire student body, plus it is the school’s cafeteria and auditorium. SIMON HURST A Monolithic Dome safe room is designed to withstand tornadoes, hurricanes, and other disasters. It meets the Federal Emergency Management Agency […]

‘Dome Home’ weathers storm

First light reveals that the “Dome Home,” designed to survive the brunt of even the worst hurricane, did exactly what it was intended to do. NBC News’ Kerry Sanders reports on how he and an NBC News team weathered the storm in style from Pensacola Beach, Fla.   By Kerry Sanders First light revealed that the “Dome […]