"Studying the population in emergency and transitional shelters for people experiencing homelessness provides information about one segment of the group quarters population in the United States. This special report focuses on the 209,000 people enumerated in the 2010 Census at emergency and transitional shelters and their demographic characteristics and geographic distribution. Although this population accounted for
only 2.6 percent of the nearly 8 million people in group quarters, examining this group provides information on the portion of the population experiencing homelessness that is valuable to federal, state, and local agencies for a variety of reasons such as program planning and implementation..."
The Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population: 2010
(2010 Census Special Report)
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Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House, FEMA 320 CD, Edition 2.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Federal Emergency Management Adm.,
April 2006.
HS5.120:Sh 4/CD (cd-rom)
"Taking Shelter from the Storm, Building a Safe Room Inside Your House, FEMA 320, is a full-color guidance booklet for homeowners, contractors, and government officials that provides detailed information about wind hazards and in-residence wind shelters. The booklet explains and illustrates the hazards associated with extreme windstorms such as tornadoes and hurricanes, and it includes wind hazard maps and a worksheet that homeowners can use to assess their risk and decide how best to protect themselves. Also included are design drawings that contractors and skilled homeowners can use to construct in-residence shelters."
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Federal Emergency Management Adm.,
April 2006.
HS5.120:Sh 4/CD (cd-rom)
"Taking Shelter from the Storm, Building a Safe Room Inside Your House, FEMA 320, is a full-color guidance booklet for homeowners, contractors, and government officials that provides detailed information about wind hazards and in-residence wind shelters. The booklet explains and illustrates the hazards associated with extreme windstorms such as tornadoes and hurricanes, and it includes wind hazard maps and a worksheet that homeowners can use to assess their risk and decide how best to protect themselves. Also included are design drawings that contractors and skilled homeowners can use to construct in-residence shelters."
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