Under FEMA guidelines, residential safe rooms can only be as large as 14 feet square before they become less protective. It is often easiest to incorporate the safe room into home design during the ...

For those looking to better weather intense storms, a Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) grant program may help ...

Both cost and the unlikelihood of a strong tornado striking the McLennan County region are the main deterrents to building safe rooms in local schools. Chris Huckabee, president of Huckabee Inc., said ...

For the 22 families in Jackson who lost homes on May 6 to tornadoes, federal officials are in town for a few days this week to ask them to consider one potentially life-saving change as they rebuild - ...

The powerful tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., last week left scenes of devastation and sorrow in its wake. More than 1,200 homes were reported as damaged or destroyed, and the monetary damage ...

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - Foley is moving ahead with plans to build a safe room to shelter first responders during a hurricane or other disaster. The Foley City Council has approved a plan of the planned ...

LITTLE TEXAS, Ala. (WSFA) - Little Texas is about to get a little safer. The community’s volunteer fire department has received a grant worth over $100,000 from FEMA to build a safe room for natural ...