The Federal Emergency Management Agency, a part of the Department of Homeland Security, has released Primer to Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks (FEMA 428). The report includes information on how to conduct a threat/risk assessment, prepare site layout and building design, and create school safety plans. It also describes safe rooms within schools that will resist chemical, biological, radiological, and blast threats. The report is available in PDF (8.2 MB) and text versions (508 KB).
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