FEMA separates their temporary shelters into temporary housing and travel trailers, each having their own set of specifications. The Alternative Housing Pilot Program Guidance and Application Kit specifies the requirements for FEMA emergency housing:
Note: The average specifications for FEMA travel trailers and manufactured housing are:- FEMA manufactured houses: 14 x 60 feet (840 square feet), 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom.
- FEMA travel trailers: 8 x 32 feet (256 square feet), one-bedroom, one bathroom.
- FEMA travel trailer Park Model: 11 x 34 feet (374 square feet), two bedrooms, one bathroom.
FEMA trailers have standards to stand by when they are chosen. There are a set of amenities that the trailers for FEMA have to adhere to. These amenities are placed to ensure that the occupants can live in the trailers for an extended amount of time close to 18 months.
Note: The standard package of amenities found in FEMA travel trailers and manufactured housing includes: living kits (pots, pans, sheets, blankets, silverware, etc.), bedroom set, refrigerator/freezer, stove (with oven), microwaves, and heaters. Travel trailers have built in air conditioners, manufactured homes do not. It is expected that all units produced under this program would have air conditioning, either integral to the units produced or installed as part of installation.
FEMA states that all of their trailers are chosen for durability and simplicity of production. They are meant to be able to be adaptable for people from all walks of life, especially for those who have disabilities or special needs. The final goal of these temporary travel trailers are to facilitate the disaster victims in their transition into permanent housing units.
Information Sources:
1. Federal Emergency Management Agency. "Alternative Housing Pilot Program - Guidance and Application Kit". FEMA. September 15, 2006
http://www.fema.gov/txt/government/grant/ahpp_guidance.txt (Accessed January 7, 2010)
No comments:
Post a Comment