Blueprint for Safety® News is an informative, quarterly newsletter that updates readers on the very latest in disaster mitigation and the home safety movement.
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Recommended Reading
- How to promote mitigation
- Developing and Promoting Mitigation Best Practices and Case Studies: Communication Strategy Toolkit Find out more >
- "Telling the Tale of Disaster Resistance: A Guide to Capturing and Communicating the Story" Find out more >
- Hurricane/Tornado/Wind
- FEMA Standard 361 Design and Construction for Community Shelters on 'safe rooms' in homes in wind zones. July 2000. Find out more >
- Hurricane Retrofit Guide Find out more >
- Institute for Business and Home Safety Fortified...for safer living builder's guide Find out more >
- International Code Council, 2006 International Residential Code® For One- And Two-Family Dwellings, 2006 edition Find out more >
- Wildfire
- "Nation must adapt to greater wildfire risk: Climate change means people must prepare for more fire danger, including - surprise - US East." Christian Science Monitor, November 1, 2007 Find out more >
- National Fire Protection Association 1141: Standard for Fire Protection Infrastructure for Land Development in Suburban and Rural Areas, 2008 Edition (2007 publish date) Find out more >
- National Fire Protection Association 1144: Standard for Reducing Structure Ignition Hazards from Wildland Fire, 2008 Edition (2007 publish date) Find out more >
- National Fire Protection Association 256: Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Roof Coverings, 2003 Edition Find out more >
- International Code Council, 2006 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2006 edition Find out more >