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  • About
    • Mission
    • History
    • Board & Committee Members
    • Industry Standards
    • Kiesling Award Winners
  • Consumers
    • Residential Tornado Shelters >
      • Find a Residential Tornado Shelter Provider
      • Homeowner Information
      • Financing & Rebate Programs
    • Community Tornado Shelters >
      • Find a Community Tornado Shelter Provider
    • Useful Links & Information
  • Industry Professionals
    • NSSA Accredited Professional
    • NSSA Certified Inspector
    • AP/CI Code of Conduct
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NSSA MEmber INformation
Providing protection for the community 



​NSSA Member Information



​NSSA Documents

ByLaws
Compliance Verification Process
Certification Misuse
Inspection Checklist
NPCA Buoyancy White Paper 2013


Debris Impact Testing
Seals/Pricing
Certificate of Installation
NSSA Producer Member Letter
NSSA Accounts Receivable Policy
Form:  NSSA Calendar Posting Request


​Publications/Brochures/Promotional

-PUBLICATIONS-
ICC – 500 (2014) and ICC – 500 Commentary (2014)
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FEMA 320 and 361
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-BROCHURES-
Where Will You Go When a Storm Nears?
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How Can You Discern Quality in a Storm Shelter?
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-PROMOTIONAL ITEMS-
Download Promotional Order Form →



​Educational

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​Safe Room Resources →

Articles

“Tornado Debris Impact Testing and Masonry” – Structure Magazine (May 2018)
“Safe Room Industry Maturing Rapidly” – Ernst W. Kiesling (2016)
Community Storm Shelter “absolutely save lives” – (February 2016)
Summary: Key Points of Kansas City Demonstration – (December 2015)
Foundation and Anchoring Criteria for Safe Rooms ​– FEMA Fact Sheet (October 2015)
“Standards Compliance in Storm Shelter and Safe Room Industry” – Kristopher Lamar -Romtec (September 2015)
Residential Tornado Safe Room Door – FEMA Fact Sheet (September 2014)
“Shelter from the Storm” – PE Magazine (December, 2013)
“Demand for Safe Rooms Whips Up” ​– USA Today (April 20, 2011)



Presentations

Widespread Use of Shelters
Builder Seminar
FEMA Region VI: Shelter Quality Verification
Houses without Foundations
Shelters: Alternatives to Evacuation
Enhanced Fujita Scale

ICC/NSSA Standard

Kiesling Presentation
Tezak Presentation
Waller Presentation

Videos

Educational Video Opportunities 
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NSSA provides an abundance of educational resources including Tornado Shelter Installation Videos outlining the essential steps in safe room installation.  
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Tornado Survivor Preps for a Tornado Shelter 
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​Archives

In-Home Shelters from Extreme Winds” –
Ernst W. Kiesling and David E. Goolsby
(Civil Engineering -ASCE 09/1974)

“Building Codes and Storm Shelter Safety” –
James E. Waller, P.E. and Ernst W. Kiesling, P.E., Ph.D.
(Building Safety Journal 08/2003)

“On-Grade Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs for Storm Shelters“-
Navin K. Galani, Andrew Budek, Ernst W. Kiesling, and Mohammed Zain
(Building Safety Journal 04/2006)

 “Validation of Finite-Element Analyses for Storm Shelters”–
Andrew Budek, Mohammed Zain, Long Qiao, and R. Scott Phelan
(Journal of Architectural Engineering-ASCE 06/2006)

​“A Hurricane-Spawned Tornado Room”–
Sid Perkins
(Science News Magazine 09/2009)
​“Abbreviated Checklist Storm Shelter Design & Construction

“How to Obtain a Building Permit”
James L. Buckner, P.E. SECB

“NSSA Storm Shelter Quality Verification”

NSSA Standard (12/2006)

“Size Limits for Above-Ground Safe Rooms”
Mohammed Zain, Andrew Budek, Ernst W. Kiesling

“Storm Shelter Quality”
Ernst W. Kiesling
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“Storm Shelter Quality Verification”
Ernst W. Kiesling (10/2004)

Partnerships

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National Storm Shelter Association
c/o Hannah Argueta
P.O. Box 54
Flora, IL  62839
1-618-599-7037 Or
officemanager@nssa.cc