Comments on: Key opens many FEMA trailers

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:47:44 +0000

am doing a report in hurricanes and what are three hurricanes at hint L.a

By: RParks

RParks — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:24:54 +0000

Approximately 80% of the FEMA mobile homes (not travel trailer) have a serious building defect which causes condensation and mold growth within the wall structure. I am an industry consultant and have inspected homes from Florida to Louisiana. The really disturbing issue now is that FEMA is selling these homes to unsuspecting buyers, making them victims once again!

By: Waste in FEMA trailer maintenace contracts - Homeland Stupidity

Waste in FEMA trailer maintenace contracts - Homeland Stupidity — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:48:54 +0000

[...] FEMA’s trailer procurement is a whole other can of sardines. It bought far too many, the trailers made people sick, and potentially opened residents up to burglary. [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:31:58 +0000

These trailers were built and designed for weekend campers not emergency shelter for evacuees to live in. No home is burglar proof not even yours especially not one built for the average honest persons such as campers.

By: Suspect Device: The Blog » Sigh

Suspect Device: The Blog » Sigh — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:51:50 +0000

[...] When will it end? Key opens many FEMA trailers – Homeland Stupidity [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:09:57 +0000

WHAT HAVE THEY GOT TO STEAL THEY LOST EVERYTHING.

By: Oliver Crangle

Oliver Crangle — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:11:07 +0000

Good point Michael.
I would still like to know the name of the American companies that made/provided these defective trailers.

By: Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:15:02 +0000

Oliver, you miss something very important: This wasn’t a free market transaction. It was a government contract. Government contracts don’t generally have the same protections from fraud and defects as a free market transaction would, especially when they were no-bid contracts.

Both of these issues would be wholly unacceptable in a free market transaction.

By: Nigel Watt

Nigel Watt — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:59:41 +0000

Actually, never mind, I found it by of all things, looking at the page source.

By: Oliver Crangle

Oliver Crangle — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:59:39 +0000

I am starting to think that the responsibility for the problems with these trailers might actually lay with the manufacturers/suppliers rather than FEMA.

It seems unlikely that FEMA intentionally procured trailers that leach out formaldehyde, or that all have the same key set. Even if FEMAs specifications to the supplier were silent on the issues of formaldehyde and keying the consumer (FEMA) has every right to expect that the delivered product will be free from defects and reasonably safe.

This sounds like a case where the ‘free market’ failed the consumer. Perhaps a lawsuit against the trailer manufacturer with a hefty monetary judgment would be the proper remedy…