Federal Emergency Management Agency employee Julie Bradford walks past some of the 11,800 mobile homes and 7,500 travel trailers stored at the Hope Municipal Airport near Hope, Ark., Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Most sit never used after similar models housing victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 tested positive for high levels of formaldehyde.As new victims of natural disasters in Arkansas, Tennessee and Oregon clamor for federal assistance, FEMA has begun testing its stock of mobile homes there with plans to offer them to states in need.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
Some North Bay residents who lost their homes in last month’s deadly wildfires will soon have temporary shelter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing temporary housing at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Friday okayed the lease of 80 recreational vehicle spaces for FEMA housing at the fairgrounds. More than 100 additional spaces are expected to be developed and leased in the next few weeks. The housing will be available to fire victims for at least a year and a half.
Residents whose homes were lost can head to the local assistance center on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa for help with temporary housing.