Media Advisory - FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer John Long Talks about Direct Housing

BATON ROUGE, La. — FEMA is working to place some families into temporary housing units as quickly as possible. In this series of short YouTube videos, FEMA’s Federal Coordinating Officer John Long answers questions about FEMA’s Direct Housing Program assistance following the Louisiana hurricanes.

Under this program, FEMA may provide temporary housing units after a disaster when many homes were damaged or destroyed and there is a shortage of available places for survivors to move into or rent.

Each video segment answers questions about a specific aspect of the Direct Housing Program efforts.

The videos can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL720Kw_OojlKw3tTD-G5UcenyG2Yq2bmk.

Segment titles are:

FEMA Answers: Why is it Taking so Long to House Survivors?

FEMA Answers: What Do You Say to Survivor's Frustrated with FEMA's Temporary Housing Efforts?

FEMA Answers: What Options Do Survivors Have to Solve Their Housing Situation?

FEMA Answers: What is the Difference Between Private, Commercial and Group Housing Sites?

FEMA Answers: How Does a Survivor Qualify for Direct Housing?

FEMA Answers: What Roles do the Survivor and FEMA Play in the Recovery Process?

To ask questions about recovery or submit information to FEMA:

Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585); visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov or download the FEMA Mobile App at fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app.

For the latest information on Hurricane Laura, visit fema.gov/disaster/4559. Or follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6.