FEMA to outline possible sale of trailers used after Camp Fire

OROVILLE, Calif. — On Tuesday FEMA representatives will address the Butte County Board of Supervisors about the possible sale of manufactured homes and trailers used to house survivors of the Camp Fire.

The Camp Fire burned unincorporated communities in Butte County and the Town of Paradise in November 2018, leaving nearly 19,000 structures destroyed, and displacing more than 14,000 families.

A Presidential Declaration was signed on November 12, 2018 authorizing federal assistance for disaster response and recovery.

FEMA provides the Individuals and Households Program, which is comprised of Housing Assistance, and Other Needs Assistance. Housing Assistance may be provided as direct housing as it has been for the Camp Fire.

FEMA is currently providing direct housing assistance to 426 families. FEMA established four group sites for Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) or Travel Trailers (TTs) in Butte County. FEMA also leased pads at commercial RV and Mobile Home Parks in Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba counties to place FEMA units and house fire survivors.

Federal guidelines allow FEMA to dispose of the MHUs and TTs through sales to occupants and donations to qualified government agencies or voluntary organizations.

Local governments may ask the State to request FEMA to provide sales and donations for housing units.

The Board of Supervisors received a presentation from FEMA on November 19, 2019, and the Board asked for additional information about the program. The presentation will provide additional information about the permitting requirement and costs to owners who want to participate in the sales option, as well as requirements for the donations to government agencies or voluntary organizations