Disaster Recovery Housing

Temporary housing units provided after disasters, highlighting FEMA trailers and recovery efforts in disaster-stricken communities.

FEMA Ville, Greensburg, Kansas. These trailers are part of what Greensburg residents call FEMA Ville. They were provided by FEMA as temporary living quarters for Greensburg residents who were without homes. Although some residents have completed construction on their new homes, several families are still living in the FEMA trailers.

FEMA Ville, Greensburg, Kansas. These trailers are part of what Greensburg residents call FEMA Ville. They were provided by FEMA as temporary living quarters for Greensburg residents who were without homes. Although some residents have completed construction on their new homes, several families are still living in the FEMA trailers.

Stephen Humphrey.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Alakanuk, Alaska, July 16, 2013 Matresses air dry as the local residents clean up and recover from the devastating flood waters of the Yukon river. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA Housing Units in Choctaw County, Mississippi. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-33. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-294-34. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, MS 11-25-05 A FEMA trailer sits on the home site of Regina Fowler who lost her home during Hurricane Katrina. She and her son had been living in the tent shown next to the trailer. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Miss., November 25, 2005 -- A FEMA travel trailer set up on private property along the coast of Mississippi. FEMA places travel trailers on private property whenever possible. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 Park model mobile homes arrive in Dike, Iowa at the FEMA staging area to be set up and prepared for move-in by victims of the Iowa flooding disaster. There is a housing shortage in several of the affected areas, so FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Installing Safe House. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, February 27, 2006 - 102 FEMA travel trailers have been set up and prepared to be occupied by local hurricane victims at Harrell Stadium in New Orleans. Temporary housing provided by FEMA enables families displaced by the storm to live locally as they rebuild their damaged homes. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

011102708 Hurricane shelter. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Ocean Springs, Miss., November 10, 2005 -- FEMA travel trailers are sited at the Gulf Island National Seashore in Ocean Springs. FEMA is providing travel trailers to Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Tornado - Birmingham, Ala. , June 25, 2011 The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers turned over the keys to Birmingham fire station #18 on June 24, the seventh temporary critical facility completed by the Corps since the April tornadoes. Helping ensure essential operations can function after a disaster is an important role of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and FEMA, which assigns such tasks to the Corps. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Dolly, South Padre Island, TX, July 24, 2008 Trailer flipped upside down. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, Miss., November 25, 2005 -- A FEMA travel trailer set up on private property along the coast of Mississippi. FEMA places travel trailers on private property whenever possible. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-4. Hurricane Katrina

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , Nov. 18, 2011 FEMA's Virgil Workman Village in Minot, North Dakota. Temporary housing is provided to survivors displaced from their homes by the Souris Valley flooding this past spring. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Siding damage caused by Hurricane Matthew is seen inside a support building in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Assessments and repairs are in progress at various structures and facilities across the spaceport, part of the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Matthew, which passed to the east of Kennedy on Oct. 6 and 7, 2016. The center received some isolated roof damage, damaged support buildings, a few downed power lines, and limited water intrusion. Beach erosion also occurred, although the storm surge was less than expected.

Hurricane Katrina, Pearlington, Miss., October 27, 2005 -- FEMA travel trailers have been sited on the property of Pearlington, Miss. residents who are displaced from their homes. Pearlington, the western most city on the coast of Mississippi, was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 24, 2011 Residents at temporary mobile communities can use city transportation services. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Regions - Images Relating to the Discover-AQ Program - images and video clips relating to the Discover-AQ Program. Discover-AQ stands for Deriving Information on Surface conditions from COlumn and VERtically resolved observations relevant to Air Quality , Environmental Protection Agency

Tenants Arrive at FEMA Temporary Housing Park. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Churchill Manitoba Canada

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Caruthersville, MO, 4-19-06 Roy Blank, the FEMA APO (Accountable Property Officer) for the Caruthersville, MO. staging area checks in a manufactured home. Manufactured homes like this one are arriving in Caruthersville, MO to be used as temporary housing for residents whose homes have been damaged and destroyed by the tornado that swept through on April 2, 2006.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Val's Marina Recovers After Hurricane Isaac. Louisiana Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New Arrivals in Rodanthe. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Joint Information Center - 26-HK-160-13. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Baton Rouge, LA, March 6, 2006 - FEMA provides both mobile homes and travel trailers as temporary housing for disaster victims at various sites throughout Louisiana. The mobile home is slighly larger than the travel trailer and is usually reserved for large families and those with medical conditions that cannot be accomodated in a travel trailer. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Pascagoula, Miss., November 2, 2005 -- The utilities have been placed underground at the Ingalls-Wright Emergency Group Site (EGS). FEMA is using many methods to temporarily house Mississippi residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-158. Hurricane Katrina

New Housing Site in Prattsville NY.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Storms and Flooding, Saugus, MA, August 15, 2006 - By following local building codes and elevating above the base flood elevation, Lynhurst Plumbing and Heating avoided damage during the Mother's Day floods. The adjoining building, built prior to code adoption had 18 inches of flood water. Darby Duffin/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, MS, November 19, 2005 -- A FEMA trailer sits next to a home damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The owners are using money provided by FEMA and other sources to rebuild their home. Patsy Lynch/FEMA

PDA's in Douglas County Georgia. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-393-43. Hurricane Katrina

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Exeter, Pa. , Nov. 19, 2011 FEMA contractors build a ramp into a temporary housing unit at the Mt. Lookout Community site in Exeter, Pennsylvania. The temporary housing units were brought in to house more than 300 disaster survivors who lost their homes following Tropical Storm Lee. Andrea Booher/FEMA. Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-369-177. Hurricane Katrina

Katrina - General - 26-HK-411-50. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Rita, Cameron, LA, January 11, 2006 - One of the tents at Camp Cameron set up to sleep FEMA and State personnel as they contribute to the recovery efforts in Cameron Parish. Hurricane Rita destroyed the area in September 2005 and much of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Churchill Manitoba Canada

Tornado - Rocky Mount, N. C. , May 7, 2011 FEMA temporary housing units are staged and ready for deployment for use by survivors of the April 16, 2011 severe storms and deadly tornadoes that damaged or destroyed homes and businesses across North Carolina. David Fine/FEMA. North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011072211 Temporary Housing Units arrive in ND. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

2Roger Hines Mobile Park. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The e-Genius, left, Taurus G4, 2nd from left, EcoEagle, and PhoEnix aircraft, top right, are seen on the campus of the 2011 Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation are having the challenge with the goal to advance technologies in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions with cleaner renewable fuels and electric aircraft.

Hurricane Katrina, Bay St. Louis, Miss., November 23, 2005 -- Congressman Gene Taylor (D-MS) has set up a mobile office near the Bay St. Louis, Miss. train depot. A large portion of coastal Mississippi is working out of temporary offices. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

USA, Florida, Big Cypress National Preserve Adams camp. (PR).

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, December 20, 2005 - FEMA Travel trailers lined up at Roehm Park and are going to being used as temporary housing for hurricane Katrina victims. Photograph was taken from behind the former baseball back stop. This site is one of many prepared to house displaced disaster victims throughout the city. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

011092811 FEMA uses radio transmitters to alert rural residents. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Caruthersville, MO, 4-19-06 FCO Tom Costello prepares to enter a manufactured home at the staging area at Caruthersville, MO. The mobile home will be used as temporary housing by a resident who applied to FEMA and will be used while the resident replaces his tornado destroyed home.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DR-1607 Hurricane Katrina

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Dennis McNeer, FEMA Logistics MHU Lead, stands at the bottom of a series of platform steps for a Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS) Manufactured Housing Unit (MHU) parked in the Prairie View campground and RV Park in Lusk, Wyoming. FEMA supplied and installed MHUs to provide temporary housing assistance for disaster survivors in Niobrara County, Wyoming following a federal disaster declaration on July 7, 2015 for severe storms and flooding that occurred on the North Platte River in Lusk, Wyoming between May 24 and June 26, 2015.. Wyoming Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Critical Incident Stress Management - Louisiana - 26-HK-139-24. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

An aerial view of campers and RVs on small point of land protruding into lake, near the town of Loveland, Colorado.

Tent city in Sacramento, CA.

A yurt available for rent is shown April 8, 2022, at Pine View Campground at Fort McCoy, Wis. Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area. This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsmans Range. The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoys cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south. To learn more about Pine View Campground and the yurts, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/pine-view-campground.

Hurricane Katrina

New Housing Site in Prattsville. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Flooding - Velva, N. D. , July 22, 2011 Temporary Housing staged in Velva, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Coffe County EMA Director inspects damaged home.. Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

THE KINGS OF SUMMER (2014), directed by JORDAN VOGT-ROBERTS.

Salvation Army at Yazoo City, MS. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Breezy Point, N.Y., March 22, 2013 Residents of this Queens neighborhood are rebuilding their homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Contractors are installing flood vents under this house to create permanent openings in the foundation walls that will allow water to move through the foundation of the house freely, thereby reducing water pressure applied to the structure. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Manufatured Housing Redlined. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Trinity, Fla. , June 29, 2012 Homeowners in Pasco County, Florida remove household belongings destroyed after flooding from Tropical Storm Debby dumped more than 20 inches of rain in the area. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Electric camping plug box detail with tent in background

A yurt available for rent is shown April 8, 2022, at Pine View Campground at Fort McCoy, Wis. Pine View Campground is part of Pine View Recreation Area. This area also includes Whitetail Ridge and Sportsmans Range. The campground is nestled in a wooded area about a quarter mile west of Fort McCoys cantonment area and is bounded by Suukjak Sep Lake on the east and the La Crosse River on the west and south. To learn more about Pine View Campground and the yurts, visit https://mccoy.armymwr.com/programs/pine-view-campground.

Galena, Alaska, June 29, 2013 President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska triggering the release of Federal funds to help people and communities recover from flooding that occurred from May 17 to June 11, 2013. Federal funding in the form of Individual Assistance is available to affected individuals in the Alaska Gateway Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA). Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Baton Rouge, LA, January 17, 2006 - This modular building was purchased by FEMA to be used as a temporary classroom at Audubon Elementary School in Baton Rouge for students that relocated from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. FEMA has provided these buildings to several school districts to address the overcrowding issues in parishes that welcomed the hurricane victims. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Housing displays from the Solar Decathlon --design competition for homes powered by the sun-- being taken down at the conclusion of the exhibit on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Contractors are Working Hard to get Temporary Housing Units Read. Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-69. Morgan City and Vicinity. Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans - 26-HK-199-27. Hurricane Katrina

Tornado - Smithville, Miss. , May 1, 2011 A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is operating in Smithville MS. Tents were used here because of a lack of suitable buildings due to the storm destruction. The Disaster Recovery Center also has The Small Business Administration, and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to make the process easier for applicants. FEMA photo / Tim Burkitt. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Dauphin Island, Alabama (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Alakanuk, Alaska, July 16, 2013 The Alakanuk Police Station and Jail was severely damaged during a major flood that affected the communities law enforcement facility and operations. Federal funding in the form of Public Assistance (PA) is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certian nonprofit organizationson a cost sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the flooding in the Alaska Gateway Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA), Copper River REAA, Lower Yukon REAA, Yukon Flats REAA, and the Yukon-Koyukuk REAA. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Murphy - 26-HK-225-44. Hurricane Katrina

Keansburg, N.J., March 14, 2013 A new game control room at Keansburg Amusements Park is being rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy flood waters carried it out of the park and down the street. Despite the losses suffered here, the park owner vows to make a comeback by late spring. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 24, 2011 Joplin's police serves residents living in temporary mobile home communities. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Germany,Baden-Wurttemberg,Waiblingen,Clouds over new mobile homes for refugees

Critical Incident Stress Management - Louisiana - 26-HK-139-76. Hurricane Katrina

Couch and boat with debris in front of house heavily hit by Hurricane Ivan in Pensacola Florida

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Forward Operating Base - 26-HK-224-21. Hurricane Katrina

ZASt, Zentrale Anlaufstelle für Asylbewerber des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt in Halberstadt, Central contact point for asylum seekers from the State of Saxony-Anhalt in Halberstadt

Coast Guard on Scene Damages - 26-HK-82-63. CG On Scene Damages--tents in grass near wash line, trailer and building, dated 9 5 2005. Hurricane Katrina

ESAT of the ADAGES association. Work Assistance Establishment and Services. Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops.

011071811 Some Minot residents still homeless. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Snow in NY staging area. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Temporary housing in compound after the May 12, 2008 earthquake and landslides, CCRCGP, Wolong, China

Empty human burial vaults, opened and displaced by the 2016 severe flooding in Louisiana, at the Darlington Cemetery in St. Helena Parish. In the background, a tent temporarily houses the caskets that were displaced from the vaults until they are returned to their appropriate grave.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Black and yellow termite fumigation tent over an house.

Usa, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Stonefridge A Life Sized Replica Of Stonehenge Made Out Of Recycled Fridges By Local Artist And Filmmaker Adam Horowitz

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