FEMA trailers

[CajunMama]

FEMA I suppose will have trailers for the evacuees in the future. Where are these going to go? Will they find land near the cities where the evacuees are sheltered such as Lafayette, Baton Rouge? I'm just curious and was wondering if anyone knew the timeline for getting the trailers in. These poor people can't stay in a shelter forever.

[RichG]

I was thinking about that. Here is the problem how many fema trailers is it going to take? There are hundreds of thousands if not more without a home. How many are already built, how many have to built how long will it take to make them? Huge problem. Hope fully we have them sitting around somewhere but I doubt it.

[Windsong]

no...they are not sitting around. In fact, there was not enough FEMA trailers to go around in FL last year, and many had to wait it out elsewhere for months. There are still many FEMA trailers here.

Also, the land there is highly unusable there. Seems like that plan won't work short term OR long term. Hope FEMA has a "plan B" in the wings somewhere.

Windsong

[HurriCat]

There were auctions, I believe, of what were once liveable FEMA trailers. Most of them were heavily vandalized and abused. Fixtures stolen, holes in the walls, loaded with trash, urine, etc on the floors - all the trappings of appreciative "victims".

I guess Joe & Mary Taxpayer will pay for thousands more of these rolling flop-houses.

But, as we say in regards to taxes: It's Only Money!

[baygirl_1]

FEMA I suppose will have trailers for the evacuees in the future. Where are these going to go? Will they find land near the cities where the evacuees are sheltered such as Lafayette, Baton Rouge? I'm just curious and was wondering if anyone knew the timeline for getting the trailers in. These poor people can't stay in a shelter forever.

Our governor, Bob Riley, is opening up all Alabama State Parks to evacuees/refugees. All campgrounds (for the FEMA trailers, which hopefully will be available toute suite) and lodges will be available, according to local news (http://www.wkrg.com).

[birdwomn]

I think we are going to have to get MUCH more creative than FEMA trailers for housing. That will work in one community...not all across the Gulf Coast. I like the habitat for Humanity type house building idea, myself. But we may be seeing extended families living together when they never did before...out of necessity.

[MomH]

I believe that the first FEMA trailors should be set up on the grounds of the oil refineries in the disaster area. They should be used to provide housing for the refinery WORKERS, not the higher paid bosses and supervisors. Bosses and supervisors are probably more financially able to secure their own housing.

If we don't get some gas flowing it won't matter how many trailors we have or could build in short order -- there won't be enough gas to deliver 250,000 plus housing units from all over the US to LA.