Take Shelter Oklahoma

Take Shelter Oklahoma

Take Shelter Oklahoma is a citizen led effort to place an initiative petition on a statewide ballot to provide for the construction of storm shelters in all public schools in the state of Oklahoma. They need 155,000 signatures in the next 90 days in order to get this topic listed on the next voting ballot.

If you are interested in helping achieve this goal, please come by either of our showrooms in OKC or Tulsa and sign a petition to help get this put on the voting ballot. You can also go to Take Shelter Oklahoma’s website for more information on how to sign the petition online. The link is http://takeshelterok.com/

We think it is very important for everybody to do their part their part to try and prevent a situation like what happened at plaza towers from ever happening again. Having tornado shelters in every school is a good step in the right direction.

 

F5 STORM SHELTERS

Storm Shelters, Tornado Shelters, Safe Rooms

Tulsa – (918) 970-4770
Oklahoma City – (405) 824-7209

www.f5stormsheltersok.com

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Well everybody, we have almost made it through another hot Oklahoma summer. This year wasn’t so bad, but things have really heated up since early August. Fall is almost here and with that comes cooler weather, football, and of course the fair! F5 Storm Shelters is excited to announce that this year we will at both The state fair of Oklahoma in OKC, as well as the Tulsa state fair. The Oklahoma City show gets up and running a little bit earlier. The dates run from September 11th through the 21st. The hours of operation will be from 8am-10pm everyday of the show. The Tulsa fair gets up and running soon after. The show dates in Tulsa are Thursday, September 25th through Sunday, October 5th. The show will be open until 10pm every night.

We will have underground garage storm shelter and above ground safe room models at both events. If you have been thinking about purchasing a tornado shelter, but have been putting it off, then this is an event you must attend. We will be offering a special ‘fair rate’ on all of our shelters. This is guaranteed to be the lowest price of the year. We can also get your storm shelter installed in under a month! Don’t wait around until January or March when their will be long waiting lists and higher prices. Come out and see us at the fair and check out what we have to offer.

 

F5 STORM SHELTERS

Storm Shelters, Tornado Shelters, Safe Rooms

Tulsa – (918) 970-4770
Oklahoma City – (405) 824-7209

www.f5stormsheltersok.com

Storm Shelter Rebate Programs

Storm Shelter Rebate Programs

If you have been thinking about purchasing a storm shelter, but have been putting it off over the years, now may be the perfect time. There are multiple cities around the state that are currently offering their residents the opportunity to register for an opportunity to win funding for any storm shelter or safe room purchase. If you live in the following city then the timing may be right to go ahead and get that underground garage storm shelter you have been dreaming about.

Stillwater, Oklahoma. Stillwater residents, you still have a few more days to register for a chance to win a grant to pay for up to $2,000 towards a storm shelter purchase. Applications have to be turned in by Friday, August 29th. Follow the link to apply! http://stillwater.org/government/city_departments/development_services/stormsheltergrantsfaq.php

Midwest City, Oklahoma. The City of Midwest City just announced that they are releasing over 200 shelter grants!

Newcastle, Oklahoma. The City of Newcastle has kicked off their storm shelter rebate program. Newcastle residents can apply at 120 NE 2nd Street in Newcastle. Applicants will be entered into a data base and 92 homeowners will be selected by random drawing to win $2,500 toward their storm shelter purchase. Residents have until August 29th to apply.

We are always looking for cities offering these rebate programs. If we find anymore, we will create a new blog or post them to our facebook page. Here is a link to our page. You can ‘like’ it so that you receive any important information regarding rebates and other issues on a much faster basis. https://www.facebook.com/pages/F5-Storm-Shelters-OK/262200927211220

If you live in Stillwater and have questions, please call our Tulsa store. (918) 970-4770. Midwest City and Newcastle residents needing information can call our Oklahoma City store. The number there is (405) 824-7209. We are currently offering our end our summer sales rates, so call us now!

 

F5 STORM SHELTERS

Storm Shelters, Tornado Shelters, Safe Rooms

Tulsa – (918) 970-4770
Oklahoma City – (405) 824-7209

www.f5stormsheltersok.com

Items you need to store inside your storm shelter

Items you need to store inside your storm shelter

Here at F5 Storm Shelters, we try to do a good job of advising all of our customers what they need to collect to keep inside of their storm shelter. In case a tornado strikes your area, you could potentially be inside your shelter for a few hours, so you need to make sure that you have everything you could possibly need to get by during that time. We thought it would be a good idea to make a list of some of the more important items you need to make sure you have inside your storm shelter right now.

 

1. Water –  This is pretty self explanatory. Being in a shelter in May for multiple hours can get pretty hot. Bring plenty of water to cool down and stay hydrated.

2. Come Along Jack – We supply every shelter we sell with a 2 ton come along jack. When hooked up inside the storm shelter, this jack will help pull the lid open in case there is debris on top of it. This limits you from being trapped. Each jack has a pulling power of 4,000 lbs. Make sure the jack is stored in your shelter at all times.

3.  Air horn – This item was brought to our attention by a few firemen we recently did installs for. If there are heavy objects covering the lid limiting you from getting out, first responders will be in the area shortly and will be looking for people with registered storm shelters. Sounding an air horn makes you easier to locate.

4. Food – Again, pretty self explanatory. Take down non perishable food items just in case you get hungry. Side note, make sure to take down a can opener for some of those non perishable food item 🙂

5. Battery powered weather radio – F5 Storm Shelters advises all of our customers to plan like you are not going to have power when using your tornado shelter. Get a weather radio so you can track where the storm is and get updated information on when it is safe to come up.

6. Flash Light –  make sure to have extra batteries.

7. 5 Gallon Bucket – first, this is a great item to store all your safety items in. Second, if somebody needs to use the bathroom or gets sick, this is your solution.

 

F5 STORM SHELTERS

Storm Shelters, Tornado Shelters, Safe Rooms

Tulsa – (918) 970-4770
Oklahoma City – (405) 824-7209

www.f5stormsheltersok.com

Tulsa Home & Garden Show

Tulsa Home & Garden Show

This weekend is the Tulsa Home and Garden Show. It will take place at the River Spirit Expo on the Tulsa Fairgrounds at 21st and Yale. The show runs Friday, July 25th through the afternoon of Sunday, July 27th.  This event is free to the public and all ages are welcome.  Operating hours for the event are as follows:

SHOW HOURS:

Friday: 12pm-8pm

Saturday: 10am-8pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

 

The Home and Garden show is a great event and it presents the perfect time to purchase a storm shelter. As most Oklahomans know, tornado season is wrapping up, so now is the time to make your purchase. Every year for the Home shows and the fair we offer a special reduced rate on all of our underground garage shelters and above ground safe rooms. Typically, we offer our lowest prices of the year on our shelters at these events. You don’t want to wait until storm season is approaching  to purchase your storm shelter because the prices are going to be higher.

Another really good reason to buy a storm shelter at this years Home & Garden show is that you avoid the long waiting list. Waiting to purchase a tornado shelter until storm season can mean that you will have to wait months until you get the shelter installed. By the time it’s installed, storm season could very well be over. Right now, you can get set up for install in just a matter of weeks. This insures that you have the storm shelter installed with more then enough time to spare before severe weather is knocking on your door.

If your in the Tulsa area and can’t make it out to the Home and Garden show, we have a showroom at 10846 S. Memorial Dr. (111th / S. Memorial). We are open Monday-Friday 12-6 and Saturday 10am-2pm. The showroom number is (918) 970-4770. Call us or come by. We are honoring are reduced rates all week. Whether you come to the show or not, you still have a chance to purchase a storm shelter at a great price. Stay Alive, Call F5!

 

F5 STORM SHELTERS

Storm Shelters, Tornado Shelters, Safe Rooms

Tulsa – (918) 970-4770
Oklahoma City – (405) 824-7209

www.f5stormsheltersok.com