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Title	Date
FEMA 232 Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction	06/01/2006
FEMA 395 Risk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of School Buildings (K-12)	06/01/2003
FEMA 396 Risk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings	12/01/2003
FEMA 427 Risk Management Series: Primer for Design of Commercial Buildings to Mitigate Terrorist Attacks	12/01/2003
FEMA 430 Risk Management Series: Site and Urban Design for Security	12/01/2007
FEMA 445 Next-Generation Performance-Based Seismic Design Guidelines: Program Plan for New and Existing Buildings	08/01/2006
FEMA 453 Risk Management Series: Design Guidance for Shelters and Safe Rooms	05/01/2006
FEMA 454 Risk Management Series: Designing for Earthquakes, A Manual for Architects	12/01/2006
FEMA 455 Risk Management Series: Handbook for Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings to Evaluate Terrorism Risks	03/01/2009
FEMA 459 Risk Management Series: Incremental Protection for Existing Commercial Buildings from Terrorist Attack	04/01/2008
FEMA 460 Seismic Considerations for Steel Storage Racks Located in Areas Accessible to the Public	09/01/2005
FEMA 543 Risk Management Series: Design Guide for Improving Critical Facility Safety from Flooding and High Winds	01/01/2007
FEMA 547 Techniques for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings	10/01/2006
FEMA 551 Selecting Appropriate Mitigation Measures for Floodprone Structures	03/01/2007
FEMA 577 Risk Management Series: Design Guide for Improving Hospital Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds	06/01/2007
FEMA P-1019 Emergency Power Systems for Critical Facilities: A Best Practices Approach to Improving Reliability	09/01/2014
FEMA P-2181 Hurricane and Flood Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities	03/01/2022
FEMA P-420 Risk Management Series: Engineering Guideline for Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation	05/01/2009
FEMA P-424 Risk Management Series: Design Guide for School Safety Against Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds	12/01/2010
FEMA P-646 Guidelines for Design of Structures for Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis, 3rd Edition	08/01/2019
FEMA P-749 Earthquake-Resistant Design Concepts	09/01/2022
FEMA P-754 Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Handbook for Public Facilities	10/01/2008
FEMA P-804 Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings	12/01/2010
FEMA P-936 Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings	07/01/2013
FEMA P-957 Risk Management Series: Snow Load Safety Guide	01/01/2013
Using HAZUS for Mitigation Planning	10/01/2021

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