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2. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   A Category 5 hurricane-proof log house is resistant to winds up to 245 miles per hour (394 km/h). Wall logs in such construction must be made of glued laminated timber and all other components of the house, including hurricane straps, must be hurricane-resistant.

3. Florida mobile homes torn apart like sardine cans by ... - AOL

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   BRADENTON, Florida — Dozens of mobile homes were torn to shreds and roofs peeled off entirely when Hurricane Milton ravaged Florida — with the destruction so devastating, some snowbird ...

4. 11 Ways to avoid hurricane damage - AOL

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   Anchor your roof with hurricane straps. Most homes are built to hold the roof up, not down. To account for the upward and lateral lifting forces of hurricane winds, builders can install hurricane ...

5. Florida Building Code - Wikipedia

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   Many regulations and guidelines distributed are important benchmarks regarding hurricane protection. Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant standards for structures which the Florida Building Code subsequently enacted across all requirements for hurricane-resistant buildings. Many other states reference the ...

6. Windstorm inspection - Wikipedia

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   Windstorm inspections look for construction features that have been shown to reduce losses in hurricanes, such as a hip roof, concrete block construction, the presence of gable end bracing, shutters and opening protections, the presence of roof to wall attachments such as toe nails, clips or hurricane straps, and the presence of a secondary ...

7. Helene now projected as Category 4 hurricane, could get ... - AOL

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   Leon County, home to Tallahassee, ordered the evacuation of residents from mobile and manufactured homes because of the threat of high winds. "Seek shelter no later than 8 a.m. Thursday," an ...

8. FEMA trailer - Wikipedia

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   After Hurricane Charley in 2004, 17,000 FEMA-issued trailers and mobile homes were successfully deployed. [8] At least 145,000 trailers were bought by FEMA to house survivors who lost their homes during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season due to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. [9]

9. FEMA to provide trailers, manufactured homes for displaced ...

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   The direct housing program gives displaced residents three additional housing options besides staying in a FEMA-provided hotel. In addition to travel trailers, the new program will offer readily ...