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With the help of its partner organiza- tions, FLASH offers free disaster safety and mitigation resources nationwide. Its legacy partners represent a full-range of agencies and services: the Federal Emergency Man- agement Administration (FEMA); The Home Depot; International Code Council (ICC); National Weather Service; RenaissanceRe; State Emergency Response Team, Florida Division of Emergency Management; Simpson StrongTie; USAA; StateFarm; and WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. FLASH's mission is to promote life safety, property protection and economic well‐being by strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters. It does this through: • Innovation—Designing and developing effective, easy to use tools and techniques to foster mitigation behavior change. • Integrity—Delivering consistently reliable, useful and technically accurate information and services. • Collaboration—Forging strategic partnerships with likeminded individuals and organizations that share a Beginning with last year's conference, FLASH attendees have the opportunity to talk with severe weather mitigation product and services suppliers. commitment to the disaster safety movement. FLASH created StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® at In- noventions at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The StormStruck experience is a one of a-kind combination of interactivity and education delivering lifesaving messages about weather safety. Engineered Slat Nesting Each subsequent slat grouping has a specific radius designed to accommodate the ever increasing roll diameter. Shutt er Height 17.3 ft 13.1ft 10.2 ft 7 ft Qompact Box SizBox Size 8 in. 7 in. 8 in. 7 in. 6.5 in. 6 in. 6.5 in. 6 in. Other Shutters Box Size 14 in. 12 in. 12 in. 10 in. 1661 Glenlake Avenue, Itasca IL 60143 USA (800) 446-2500www.qmiusa.com www.Qompact.com PEOPLE IN THE KNOW 2012 / STORM&SEcURITY PROTEcTION 17