One day ago, FEMA told the family they would take the trailers back on Aug. 1, as the peak of hurricane season nears and the trailers are located in a flood zone.

FEMA can't put trailers or mobile homes in "V" zones or other coastal high-hazard areas, or floodways. A "V" zone usually includes the first row of properties on the beachfront.

FEMA had requested allowance. At the April 25 commission meeting, FEMA officials asked commissioners to allow it to place larger mobile homes in the city to accommodate at least three households.

The White House on Monday opened the door to salvaging the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which President Donald Trump last month suggested should be phased out. The about-face follows ...

In Terrebonne, 1,271 households are living in FEMA trailers. In Lafourche, the number is 768. Phyllis Lovell, 60, of Houma, retired after 28 years as a custodian in November and is on a fixed ...

FEMA brings 105 travel trailers to Cape Coral for families affected by Hurricane Ian, and more sites are planned for Lee County. New Mexican joint in Cape Coral off to quick start with tasty tacos.

Our questions came after a FEMA spokesperson told WBTV the week of Thanksgiving that the agency would deliver a total of 103 temporary travel trailers and manufactured homes to families in North ...

When we asked for the cost of the trailer, the spokesperson forwarded a 2019 MIT study estimating FEMA trailers cost taxpayers between $110,000 and $129,000 on average. MIT study.