You may have had someone from a tornado shelter company tell you that their tornado shelters are “FEMA Certified.” Beware of any company that tries to tell you their storm shelters are “Approved by FEMA” because FEMA does not verify or certify design calculations for any safe rooms, storm shelters, or tornado shelters. Federal policy does not allow Federal agencies to endorse, approve, certify, or recommend any contractors, individuals, or firms. Any companies who state they are “FEMA approved” or “FEMA certified” are incorrect.  Because of the safe room industry being unregulated this is just one more reason why you can’t automatically trust what someone might tell you. Do your homework, comparison shop, and then make the best decision for your family based on facts and not sales pitches which may or may not be given honestly.

Tornado Alley Armor follows all FEMA guidelines with 100% compliance and voluntarily meets and/or exceeds FEMA P-320 design criteria. You don’t have to take our word for it. Check for yourself with the National Storm Shelter Association. In order for us to gain membership we had to have all of our design criteria independently verified.

While FEMA and other organizations offer recommendations for safe room designs and installation, manufacturers are not required by law to adhere to them. This is why it is so important to only consider safe rooms that are manufactured by Producer Members in the NSSA. For more info on the NSSA please click here: http://www.tornadoalleyarmor.com/component/content/article/54/175-nation-storm-shelter-association-membership