This is a federal staging area in 

Rocky Mount, North Carolina for 

survivors of Hurricane Irene, the 

housing mission.

We receive these trailers, get 

notification from the gate guard, 

they come in there and we bring 

them right up in front of our 

work area where they are processed.

When I get the paperwork from 

the driver we bring it in and we 

process it by inputting the 

information, the VIN, the 

barcode, the date, the time. Then, 

we create a new folder. That will 

be the folder that will go out with 

it, when it is dispatched to the applicant.

We inspect the trailer on the spot, 

inside and out. We check for flat 

tires and any damage from the road. 

We bring the trailer down to a 

point and load the living kit.

Then we bring them back here to 

the parking area and line them up 

for dispatch in the near future. 

It doesn’t always come in on the 

same day it’s shipped out so we 

have to store the unit. We will be 

able to know according to the 

files that you’ve set up which one 

goes out, which one goes in, 

according to the needs of the 

work order.

I believe through the day, we’ve 

received 197, and passed out 

about 183.

We’re doing a good service for 

the folks who really need help; 

they’ve either had a tree fall on 

their house or been completely 

flooded out. They are in great 

need usually when we get here.

If you lose your home and your 

job goes with it, this gives you a 

new start on life, gets your 

family organized and in school 

and so forth. And you can 

continue with living.