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List of Safe Room Projects

Civic Projects Updated 27 Dec 2022 Share this via Email Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Share this on Reddit Share this on Pinterest
Louisville Community Storm Shelter in Louisville, Mississippi

List of Monolithic Dome safe rooms and other emergency shelters. The majority of these structures meet the requirements for FEMA P-361 shelter-in-place safe rooms during tornadoes, hurricanes, and other emergencies.

Bison Activity Dome

Main entrance to the Bison Activity Dome
Gym Projects Updated 27 Dec 2022

The Bison Activity Dome is a high school gymnasium and FEMA-rated tornado shelter constructed at the Central City High School in Central City, Nebraska. The Monolithic Dome seats 2,100 spectators at sporting events and can shelter 2,800 people during severe weather. The dome opened in December 2022 and is the first FEMA Safe Room in Nebraska. … read more

Rocketship Elementary School Gym & Cafeteria

Rendering of new Rocketship charter school in Fort Worth.
Elementary School Projects Updated 29 Nov 2022

Rocketship Public Schools is constructing a Monolithic Dome gymnasium, cafeteria, and storm shelter as part of their new elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas. The dome will be an ICC-500 rated Safe Room for students to shelter in during tornado warnings and other severe weather. … read more

Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room

Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room
Safe Room Projects Updated 23 Nov 2022

The Oktibbeha County Community Safe Room is a Monolithic Dome built near McKee Park and the Starkville Sportsplex in Starville, Mississippi. The structure is a FEMA P-361 rated safe room that can protect 1,500 people during a severe storm. Planning for the tornado shelter began in 2014 after “a tornado outbreak ravaged Mississippi, including an EF-4 tornado that devastated Louisville.” … read more

Theron Nichols Safe Room

Interior view of the large room at the Theron Nichols Safe Room.
Safe Room Projects Updated 28 Jun 2022

The Theron Nichols Safe Room is a Monolithic Dome storm shelter built by the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, after a fatal tornado outbreak in 2014. The shelters are part of an effort by the state of Mississippi to expand the number of safe rooms available to residents and especially students while attending school. … read more

Lee Acres Safe Room

Exterior view of the Lee Acres Safe Room in Tupelo, MS.
Safe Room Projects Updated 28 Jun 2022

The Lee Acres Safe Room is a Monolithic Dome storm shelter built by the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, after a fatal tornado outbreak in 2014. The shelters are part of an effort by the state of Mississippi to expand the number of safe rooms available to residents and especially students while attending school. … read more

Spencer Public Schools Athletic Center

Exterior rendering of Monolithic Dome addition
Gym Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

The multipurpose athletic and classroom facility at Spencer Public Schools K-12 campus in Spencer, Wisconsin, houses a gymnasium, wrestling room, fitness center, and more. It was part of a $5.9 million upgrade that included improvements to the elementary school portion of the existing school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) paid $2.9 million in improvement grants since the facility is also a shelter-in-place safe room. … read more

Louisville Community Safe Room

Aerial view of Louisville Community Safe Room
Safe Room Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

The Louisville Community Safe Room is a FEMA P-361 and ICC 500 rated storm shelter that can protect up to 2,218 people during severe weather. It is also a community center for the city of Louisville, Mississippi. During the school year, it is used as an activity center for two adjacent elementary schools. Private organizations can also rent the facility for their own events. … read more

Wells Middle School Cafeteria

Wells Middle School Cafeteria
Middle School Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

Wells Middle School Cafeteria is a multi-purpose Monolithic Dome constructed next to the Wells Middle School in Catoosa, Colorado. It normally serves as the school cafeteria and auditorium. It is also a FEMA rated safe room for shelter during severe weather — including tornadoes. All doors and opening in the cafetorium are rated for severe weather. The building is large enough to contain the entire student body during an emergency. … read more

Eagle Event Center

Nearly complete Eagle Event Center
Gym Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

The Eagle Event Center is the multipurpose athletic, administration, and instruction facility at Hennessey Public Schools in Hennessey, Oklahoma. The 25,000 square foot (2,322 m²) structure includes a competition gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, and other athletic activities. The floor can also be covered with carpeted tile and used for dances, assemblies, and community events. There are four team locker rooms, a referee locker room, concession stands, a training center, walking track, and a 2,000 square foot (186 m²) lobby. The gym seats over 1,800 at athletic events and almost 2,000 for assemblies. … read more

Drummond Public Schools Gymnasium

Aerial view of Drummond Public Schools Gymnasium
Gym Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

The multi-purpose Monolithic Dome at Drummond Public Schools serves as a gymnasium, auditorium, classroom, and FEMA rated safe-room. The K-12 school completed the 123-foot (35.5 m) diameter by 39-foot (12 m) tall structure in 2016. … read more

Delaware State Park Tornado Shelter

State park tornado shelter
Safe Room Projects Updated 28 Jan 2022

The Delaware State Park Tornado Shelter is a FEMA P-361 rated Monolithic Dome safe room. It provides near-absolute protection during tornadoes and other severe weather events at the park. When warning sirens sound, a wireless signal unlocks the door. Up to 856 campers and park-goers can shelter inside. … read more

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