Use and Care Manual

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SURVIVE-A-STORM SHELTERS
PRODUCT USE AND CARE MANUAL
UNDERGROUND SHELTERS
REGISTER YOUR NEW PRODUCT TODAY!
By registering your new Survive-a-Storm Shelters tornado safe room, you will receive
these important benefits: Proof of ownership, product protection, product registration,
and special offers.
You may register your product online at www.survive-a-storm.com.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Your Survive-a-Storm Shelters underground tornado safe room has been designed by
engineering professionals and subjected to rigorous physical testing to ensure that this
model of safe room meets or exceeds FEMA P-320 Guidelines: Taking Shelter From the
Storm: Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business.
Your Survive-a-Storm Shelters underground tornado safe room has also been designed in
accordance with standards promulgated by the National Storm Shelter Association
(NSSA) and bears a seal from that organization.
While your tornado safe room is designed to provide near absolute protection against EF5
tornadoes and other violent windstorms, no shelter can completely eliminate the risk of
injury or death resulting from such calamities. We have taken every step possible to
ensure that your safe room will provide this near absolute protection so long as the shelter
is used in accordance with these guidelines.
1. You should never operate AC electric appliances or other high-voltage appliance in
electrical storms or in wet conditions.
2. When entering your shelter, exercise caution as surfaces may become wet and slippery
as a result of water intrusion from the open safe room door.
3. Always carry a mobile phone with you so that you can contact first responders in the
event that your shelter is obstructed by debris, but do not return to your home, car, or
office to retrieve a phone if you have forgotten to bring it with you to your shelter and
you are under a tornado watch or warning.
4. We recommend taking shelter in your safe room whenever the National Weather

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