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Wind and Wind -Related Considerations: Wind hazard types taken into consideration during site inspection include lay -down hazards, roll-over hazards and debris hazards. The entire site is comprised of flat, heavily wooded terrain and rural in nature. There is a small retention pond located on the eastern portion of the site. An open area (playing field) separates the school and wooded area on the western exposure. The north side contains one unsecured mobile home, the east, 14 portable classrooms and unsecured metal bleachers, while the west contains 1 large pre-engineered metal building. There is limited exposure to large and small wind-borne debris within 300 feet of the facility. There was no verification of wind parameters used in the design; however, the buildings were designed in 1992 and have no obvious wind design flaws. Building Characteristics: The areas evaluated were located on ground floors of 2 story structures. A full set of structural and architectural plans for this facility was provided for evaluation. A clearly defined continuous load path from foundation to second floor deck to roof is present. Upon site inspection and revidw of structural plans it was evident that the buildings' exterior walls are constructed of fully reinforced masonry and have no softspot areas. The plans called for an 8" CMU with an EIFS exterior finish for wall construction attached to poured reinforced concrete slab utilizing reinforcing bar and filled cells every 4 feet. A bond beam/concrete slab constitutes the covering of the first floor areas. The roof over the second floor area is gable ended, covered with roofing tile terminating into a flat area which is covered with a vented metal deck, light weight concrete insulating fill, and single ply membrane. Open web steel joisting on 4 foot centers constitute the entire roof structure and was found to be welded to steel pipe columns . Windows, of an unknown glass type, comprised less than 1% of total exterior wall space. No shuttering/protective system was in place for either windows or exterior doors. The stringency ranking of the model building code used during the year of the buildings design (1992) according to the State of Florida Hurricane Shelter Evaluation Guidelines is a 4 on a scale of 04, the most stringent being 4. The building was in good condition with no visible signs of damage. Life Safety/Emergency Power: At the time of survey, the buildings conformed to fire codes. There was an emergency power supply generator on site rated at 225 kw with a 1600 gallon fuel supply. The load on this generator includes safety lights, exit lights, freezers, fire alarms, emergency lighting and kitchen equipment. Conclusions: When analyzed using the criteria outlined in the ARC 4496 Least -Risk Decision Making Guideline Compliance Summary, Sebastian River High School was found to have characteristics which fall under