Enhanced F Scale Damage Indicators
Original F Scale Enhanced F Scale
NUMBER |
DAMAGE
INDICATOR |
ABBREVIATION |
1 |
Small
barns, farm outbuildings |
SBO |
2 |
One-
or two-family residences |
FR12 |
3 |
Single-wide
mobile home (MHSW) |
MSHW |
4 |
Double-wide
mobile home |
MHDW |
5 |
Apt,
condo, townhouse (3 stories or less) |
ACT |
6 |
Motel |
M |
7 |
Masonry
apt. or motel |
MAM |
8 |
Small
retail bldg. (fast food) |
SRB |
9 |
Small
professional (doctor office, branch bank) |
SPB |
10 |
Strip
mall |
SM |
11 |
Large
shopping mall |
LSM |
12 |
Large,
isolated ("big box") retail bldg. |
LIRB |
13 |
Automobile
showroom |
ASR |
14 |
Automotive
service building |
ASB |
15 |
School
- 1-story elementary (interior or exterior halls) |
ES |
16 |
School
- jr. or sr. high school |
JHSH |
17 |
Low-rise
(1-4 story) bldg. |
LRB |
18 |
Mid-rise
(5-20 story) bldg |
MRB |
19 |
High-rise
(over 20 stories) |
HRB |
20 |
Institutional
bldg. (hospital, govt. or university |
IB |
21 |
Metal
building system |
MBS |
22 |
Service
station canopy |
SSC |
23 |
Warehouse
(tilt-up walls or heavy timber) |
WHB |
24 |
Transmission
line tower |
TLT |
25 |
Free-standing
tower |
FST |
26 |
Free
standing pole (light, flag, luminary) |
FSP |
27 |
Tree
- hardwood |
TH |
28 |
Tree
- softwood |
TS |