Q: Is the safe room industry regulated by the government?
A: No, it is not. There is no regulation or follow-up done by the government to verify a tornado shelter or safe room company’s claims are true.
That being said, the National Storm Shelter Association is a voluntary organization that is very strict on following the guidelines set forth by FEMA. Tornado Alley Armor is a Producer Member in the prestigious National Storm Shelter Association…best of the best in the safe room industry. Our safe room design meets or exceeds the design standards found in FEMA 320/361, ICC-500 and NSSA publications, and the NSSA has verified that our design has been checked by 2 separate engineering firms for FEMA design compliance. We have been successfully tested with over 2x the required number of F5 debris impacts at Texas Tech University.
We’re one of only 2-3 safe room companies in the US to have met the newest and most stringent requirements for Safe Room manufacturers. You should check out the NSSA for yourself. www.nssa.cc
Of all the safe room companies out there, you can trust that members of the NSSA will have the most rigorous testing and documentation of their design over any of the competitors, and that when we say we meet or exceed FEMA design standards, our safe room design has been thoroughly checked for strength and code compliance by a certified Professional Engineer (FEMA 320/361 and ICC-500 Standards for Safe Room Design & Construction), and all calculations, drawings & quality control systems have been peer reviewed by a second, NSSA-approved certified Professional Engineer familiar with safe room design codes and requirements.
You may accidentally run across another storm shelter association out there claiming to be on par with the NSSA…but, do you remember the USFL? The ABA? Same type of deal…so you be the judge. Other manufactures may have excuses why they’re not members, but the proof is in the pudding as they say.
It’s your family’s safety on the line, and we’d be honored to protect them. We won’t let you down.