Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings: 2nd Edition (FEMA P-804)

The Wind Retrofit Guide for Residential Buildings: 2nd Edition (FEMA P-804) provides comprehensive guidance on retrofitting residential buildings to enhance their resilience against high-wind events such as hurricanes. It covers minimum wind design requirements, mitigation techniques, and specific component requirements like garage doors, gable ends, soffits, chimneys, and continuous load paths. The guide also addresses additional mitigation measures related to exterior wall coverings, tree fall hazards, and external equipment vulnerabilities. Emphasizing the importance of implementing mitigation projects, it provides information on wind retrofit programs such as FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and insights into the application process for securing funding for wind retrofit projects.