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March 28, 2002
For Immediate Release
For more information, contact Jennifer Grover or Bruce McIntosh at PCA (847) 966-6200.
Quick Facts: Safe Rooms (i.e. Panic Rooms, Storm Shelters)
With the release tomorrow of Columbia Pictures’ “Panic Room,” moviegoers will be introduced to the concept of an in-home hiding place more commonly known as a “safe room.” Safe rooms are typically built with concrete walls, ceiling and floor, and equipped with a heavy-gauge steel door. Originally designed to offer shelter from tornadoes and other severe weather, they also offer refuge from intruders. Most homeowners choose to use safe rooms as a simple storage space; others outfit them as home theater systems or walk-in closets. Safe rooms often are equipped with an outside phone line and space for food and safety supplies; some homeowners even install security system control centers.
Below are some resources for articles on safe rooms:
- Lionel Lemay, Portland Cement Association:
(847) 966-6200 (office); (847) 922-7995 (mobile)
- The Safe Room section of this site
- www.fema.gov/mit/saferoom/index.htm
(general information from the FEMA on safe rooms)
- www.fema.gov/mit/tsfs01.htm
(consumers can order a free copy of FEMA 320, a guide to building safe rooms, including plans)
- Dorothy Andrake, Mitigation Specialist, FEMA:
(202) 646-2898
- Will Oliver, American Polysteel:
(builds concrete homes and safe rooms)
(706) 201-1472 (mobile) (706) 886-5914 (office)
Based in Skokie, Illinois, the Portland Cement Association represents cement companies in the U.S. and Canada. It conducts market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs programs.
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