In the 2002 movie “Panic Room,” Jodie Foster retreats to a high-tech, impregnable chamber when a gang of heavily armed robbers busts into her luxury Manhattan brownstone. (No spoilers—because we ...

When it comes to protecting K-12 schools and students from earthquakes, tornados, or flooding, many school districts continue to resist mandating the inclusion of safe rooms or storm shelters in new ...

Like James Bond, we’d all like to die another day — and intruder-proof safe rooms can help. Also called panic rooms, safe rooms “buy you time,” said Al Corbi, founder of Strategically Armored and ...

If you decide not to evacuate or go to a shelter when a storm hits, make sure to set up a safe room in your home. A safe room should be an interior room in your home: * There should not be windows or ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Homeowners across the Tri-state area are creating safe rooms or panic rooms to feel secure. "The heavy duty door and the special lock," said Alan Wilzig, the homeowner. Wilzig ...

SALEM, Ind. (WAVE) - When storms kick up and children are still in school, there are protocols in place to make sure students are as safe as possible. But in some cases, high wind or tornadoes can ...

Buildings erected in Israel since the 1990s have built-in safe rooms to avoid bombs and air strikes. Residents told Insider what they're like, showing spaces with sparse furnishings and barricaded ...

An above-ground residential safe room is pictured amid debris from the EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. Submitted photo Hoosier homeowners who want to build a tornado safe ...

MOORE, Okla. – It has been five years since the Moore tornado, the day the conversation about school safety changed dramatically. Before May 20, 2013, many Oklahomans thought tornadoes would never hit ...

Whether it's on the field or in the classroom, school kids are always competing. Just like in athletics, the Arkansas Dept. of Education keeps track of how well schools do when it comes to finding ...

In May, a $6.6 million building able to house 700 first responders during times of natural disasters will open on Harding Boulevard, one of three "safe rooms" coming to East Baton Rouge Parish. "Safe ...