People are still living in FEMA's toxic trailers
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2015
- Ten years ago Hurricanes Katrina and Rita tore into the Gulf Coast and displaced over a million residents. For many of these people, trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency became their homes.
But many of the new occupants soon found it hard to breathe, suffering flulike symptoms, stinging eyes, and nosebleeds. The culprit was formaldehyde, which emanated from the hastily assembled, substandard materials used to make the trailers. The toxic FEMA trailers became an embarrassment to the agency and, in the eyes of many, emblematic of the government’s mismanaged response to the disaster.
A decade after the storms Distillations followed CHF researcher and medical anthropologist Nicholas Shapiro as he went searching for the remaining FEMA trailers. His search took him to the oil fields of North Dakota, where a different kind of housing crisis is taking place.
To read more follow this link:
grist.org/politics/people-are-...
Video by Mariel Carr. Special thanks to reporter Nick Shapiro. Video produced by The Chemical Heritage Foundation, a library, museum, and center for scholars in Philadelphia that fosters dialogue on the role of science and technology in society. Find out more about their multimedia magazine at distillations.org.
Subscribe to this channel here: bit.ly/2qvfeRp 
Кино
oh my god who the hell would deliberately sell a poisoned trailer to poor people, oh yeah the government.
No o ya white people
Reminds me of when the dangerous DDT pesticide was banned in this country. The EVIL companies said in a way; "Let's sell it to those beakers in Central America" So they did, ONLY to later find out that the imported bananas had high doses of this very same pesticide....DUH! everything we do has consequences.
@Lil Blaisy but who funded the gov? Oh wait the globalists.
@Lil Blaisy but why does the documentary state that the levels the chemicals in those specific trailers the government issued is so high it causes all kind of respiratory and other illnesses.
Lil Blaisy and the people who complained about how slow they were rolling out were the cause of this and you could argue that the government should have these ready but it costs millions in up keep to have them just sitting around sooo it’s a lose lose😂
the fact that a guy has to independently hunt down these trailers, inform citizens, and test their houses for them all bc the government never addressed it and didn’t do a single thing to assure the well-being of thousands of americans BAFFLES ME
It really shouldn't baffle you. The government likes to pretend they care about people, but they really don't. If they sincerely cared, we would have a functioning public healthcare system, strict environmental protection laws, frequent inspections on industrial manufacturing/power plants, and most of all, a government that does things for the good of the common people, not so the rich can line their own pockets at everyone else's expense. The US government cares about how quickly they can make money, and will work towards that goal at all costs.
As soon as big money starts paying lobbyists to pay politicians, to pass legislation, to help the poor & powerless, we will start seeing some action! 💪🤑💰
Depending on the Gov. should be a temporary thing. Get up, get out and hustle.
@@nalo1462 Y'all need to get y'allselves some of dem bootstraps!
💪😵
Every government is evil by nature and must be kept as small as possible so they cannot do evil things.
I helped build these pos trailers. Breaks my heart still. We thought we were helping. So many of us have died...I don't want any more loss. It's heartbreaking and devastating 💔
Hi Megan, I'm a Katrina survivor that had cousins that lost everything in Chalmette, La during Katrina. 1 cousin lived in her Fema trailer, grateful for a place to lay her head. They should have added "a clause" to have all trailers destroyed after the suit. Someone screwed up on the health of others in the "aftermath of the Katrina Trailer catastrophe".
@@minnieme3458 I agree with you 💯 percent ! I was so happy to build those and now, I'm devastated
@@meganfox8729 so sorry Are they still living in them?
GOVERNMENT officials putting “not for housing” was dumb. They should have demolished the trailers, so they could never be used again
.
ITS WHY SOCIALISM doesn’t work. The idea presumes the government cares about you, but of course it does not.
I really hope all the people interviewed went on to lead their best lives. They all seemed like such honest hardworking people.
They didn't
@@isokmeno2869 proof
@@isokmeno2869 Source? There is nothing in this video to suggest they wouldn't be. Living in camps up there was the norm due to an extreme shortage of housing and all these people were up there in an effort to make better lives for themselves.
Word. Can't believe this was 2015.
With what help? They were paying $100 in rent because they had to, out of desperation, not because they had other options. I really wish that the govt would take accountability, sue these companies, or ensure young Americans weren't being poisoned as a result of their wrongdoing...but I don't believe in fairy tales. I really hope they're not dead or hurt.
I remember when they offered my tribe these trailers and our housing official said no way those trailers are poisonous. I thank her for looking out for us.
That’s awesome. So glad she knew! I had no idea. It’s sad people are living in these having no idea they are toxic!
@@nicksurfs1 yea she didn’t know they were poisonous. Nobody outside of the circle knew at first. But how convenient that she not only knew they were unsafe, but also knew they were poisonous…what a coincidence
Smallpox in blankets worked so they thought this could work as well
@@jamesdoakes4956 because the tribes are totally part of your tinfoil hat cabal... please remove yourself from the gene pool
@@stephenF250 Actually, after analyzing the remains of natives, they discovered the natives had smallpox before the Europeans even came to America
It always makes me laugh when people say “the government would never do that” when you could write a book on awful shit the government has done to its people
Our government is pure evil purposely destroying it's own people. If people cant figure that out from the current administration then they're poor blind fools.
Not once has someone said "the government would never do that" in my vicinity in all my days of living. I feel your comment is fabricated. ♥️
@@TheINFJChannel your entire personality is fabricated
Seriously. This is the same country that doesn't even care about the will of it's own people and elected a fraudulent unwanted president. They are capable of anything they want.
Imagine thinking government cares about you or your standard of living, that same person probably thinks voting counts lol
Formaldehyde is a mobile home industry standard! I'm glad a FEMA level disaster brought out the problem! I suffered from formaldehyde poisoning in my new trailer back in 1972 and no-one in the government even cared!
It wasn't just FEMA trailers. In 2007 I bought a Keystone Cougar trailer. Right away I experienced burning eyes, irritated throat and burning in my lungs.
This was also a Toxic trailer.
The title of the video should be, "The Government knowingly sold toxic trailers to the public"
The government would have had it taken down. Smh
Republicans and Democrats are two sides of the same coin. Look up a man called Bill Cooper and the "Roman Circus"
@BLUE Lives_Matter! this happened during Bush's term. Last I knew Bush was definitely not a Democrat. You tried though. No one can take that away from you.
They should be compensated
Burn them
Anyone else seeing this 4 years later?
Me
Me lol
$harpHarp I’ve been on RUclips so much 🤣
Yup, wondering why people don’t strive for more. You can’t keep blaming the government. At some point you have to be an adult
JackInAction yes! Especially if it’s been so long in the same position like that! There’s no excuse when it’s been years, it’s time to change some things yourself at that point🤷🏻♀️
I grew up in one of these trailers after Katrina on the MS gulf coast. I’m just now seeing this. I totally remember seeing those red stickers on the windows. I’ve never experienced any health issues but I’m wondering if being exposed to the high levels of formaldehyde could cause effects years down the road. Worried about my mom and my step dad in particular.
How long did you live in one?
Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen.
My 🏠 is a 2010 from North Dakota...
I'm so thankful that my landlords are renting me a place to live in at a reasonable rate . Inflation is uncomfortable but i'm thankful that my job pays for my life.
You are lucky because rents are going up everywhere . Rent prices rose by 0.8% in june from a month earlier, according to the labor department it is the largest monthly gain since 1986.
@@Natalieneptune469 How can the typical family with average income afford a higher rate+ more expensive home? in my area multi generational home is becoming the norm . Don’t forget to add the inflation which just this week was 9.1 on the CPI , producers index 11.3, it’s going to be a rough ride for sure.
@@PhilipMurray251
Time will tell how this period will treat people that never save, invest, lived beyond means, paycheck to paycheck, too many kids, too big of home, keeping up with the joneses with FOMO,YOLO, paying alimony, child support, etc
@@marianparker7502
@@Natalieneptune469 I raised all my rents at least 30% in the past year. You better hope your landlord doesn't catch on to reality.
Imagine living in a trailer in North Dakota and having a random guy pull up to your house and telling you that the trailer you live in is toxic and you could die thanks to your government.
Imagine being down wind from the Nevada Test Site during the time the atomic bombs were being tested.
@@punothebear John Wayne and film crew and cast actually were.....
@@ringokidd387 Too bad it didn't kill John Wayne, probably one of the most racist, misogynistic assholes to ever become famous. If the internet existed then he would be viewed Ike Bill Cosby, yes he was a rapist and beater of women.
@@punothebear That's how ruby ridge and waco siege occurred.People had their brains scrambled from the residual radiation flow in their area from the winds.The 3 letter agency's like FBI and ATF were deployed to handle those situations,not the national guards.And the government made it look like it was just a cult group being rebellious in waco.The radiation altered their brain rendering them to be savages with no humanity left.
Imagine having some stranger show up at what is probably the only home you could afford, and scare the hell out of you, with some "facts" that are questionable, at best. At the time of this video (and, possibly to current date), no actual death or serious illness was every fully proven to be linked to the trailers. The Government issued a settlement in 2012, but that was to stop and prevent continuous litigation ... not an admission of guilt.
1200$ a month for a small trailer that's making people sick and die.. That's heartbreaking..
16 hr so he still paycheck to paycheck
Stimulus check same amount
My boi moved from Cali to North Dakota for for $16 /hr. BRUH!!!!
Holy fuck get the fuck out and move too chiraq
You can buy that trailer for about $500. don't click the like button. I don't want your fucking likes. Just read my comments and move on with your life. Clicking the like button is for people that have no self esteem and I don't fucking need it!
North Dakota is where i grew up. My dad is indigenous and my mother is Norwegian and Souris is where the first generation settled. I had a wonderful childhood with fields of sunflowers and farms with horses and sheep. But as and adult I can see the poverty. We moved to Iowa and opportunities just opened up in ways I never imagined. I’m so grateful I got out of there.
I work as a lab assistant at my university, and one of the things me and my supervisor do is set out the mats, supplies, and preserved animals for dissections. These animals were preserved in formaldehyde. My first day, I believe i got a little bit into my hair near the back of my head, maybe from bumping my headinto something while stainding up. Either way, i was feeling not good for my next class, and I knew I had gotten formaldehyde into my hair somehow because I could smell it. Imagine that clean, sterile hospital smell mixed with a dumpster full of food.
Get insurance on it. Leave the stove on and go to work.
Their not theirs most of these people are renting and as for the owners they'll make more renting it out for a year then they ever will get from the insurance company that's if there even insured there paid for so they may not even be insured
Lol yeap
🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣🤣
hahaha hell yeah i like the way you think
Cornbread Fed 🤣😂. A mess.
Imagine fleeing from a hurricane to another death trap
I remember hearing recently that these folks haven’t received insurance money to fix their homes from Katrina. Now what can the hold up be. I have been sick from mold. It is not fun and I went to work sick from it. It is not that I think I was contagious, I know I wasn’t, but I really felt awful going my daily living. My kids grew up in this house as well. I was the only one affected. We eventually figured it out when we remodeled our bathroom. And addressed it at that time. I can’t imagine how these folks can do it. Where do they go to get help? Oh yeah the government who are never responsive.
My church and I went to go donate food and supplies to trailer park homes affected by hurricane Ida. We asked if the government has helped in any way and we were met with tears that we were the only help that came.
I've heard it said, and it's true, it's more expensive being poor. In this case, the cost is potentially their lives. Very unsettling
This man is a HERO. He's possibly saving lives by doing what he shouldn't have to do, because this never should have happened.
I live in one of these full time. My fiancé and I both do. Since covid all I’ve done in stay in my camper. I’m so freaked out ever since I moved into my camper I’ve been getting sick for no reason.
@@aaliyahsingleton3983 get it checked
So what are they supposed to do? Does he give them a check to buy something else???
So what are they supposed to do? Does he give them a check to buy something else???
obama's plantations..........
That guy looked so sad when he found out about all the possible side effects
And the saddest thing is, what are the people in these trailers supposed to do? They don't really have a choice in housing, despite living in the great US of A. Over $1,200 for a trailer in ND? That is some highly uncontrolled inflation ruining any chance of economic prosperity brought to people willing to put their lives at risk for the oil business, and the people who serve them in the adjacent industries.
@@djjanz they could move somewhere else. Stop relying on the govt for everything.
tienglongmy I don’t know anything about this part of the US but maybe they don’t have any better job opportunities?
@@tienglongmy but that would involve self responsibility!
tienglongmy what about the people who lost EVERYTHING and have been busting their ass and still can't get a stable footing? 🤔
As someone who is living with mold issues, and other problems in a mobile home. I've noticed my health get worse every year i've been here now. I recognize the look of straight panic at 13:40 (roughly) very scary thing to deal with. My heart goes out to the people affected by this, both short term and long term.
This is incredible. Great job OP. this makes me want to cry. I'm so thankful to be where I am. this is so sad.
I love how he is going around checking and educating these people and outting the Government.
Educating them he is. Outing the goverment, not so much. Most of these people live in these trailers in the first place because they can't afford a proper house. Knowing an area is toxic to your health does you absolutely no good in a practical sense if you can't afford to move.
LoloBeauty I’m thankful he cares.
@@WorldWalker128 most of these people that live in these trailers are welders or welders assistants. They are working on the oil fields.
This is a controlled kill when those places were used in the first place then re sold back to the public looks like Hitler was more human that FEMA but that's just me if anyone disagrees with me maybe go put your wife and kids in a FEMA trailer
They new this
Heartbreaking. When I was a kid I used to think I was so lucky to live in this country because I believed our government took care of us. Oh the naivety of childhood. Now I don’t trust anything they do.
You learn to take care of yourself, not rely on government. I’ve lived in America for 29 years. I consider myself blessed.
The government is crooked
Lucinda Menditta would you rather live somewhere else?
mirochla Yes I’d rather live in heaven
Lucinda Menditta LoL
I almost died in a 2021 Winnebago Travato GL van due to the toxic materials used in it. The dealer sold it to me knowing that I am particularly chemically reactive. I have been trying to air it out but there has been no change. I called the EPA and they told me that there is a warning on their site warning people of the toxicity of RVs which are not monitored and unregulated. I called Winnebago and they told me that there is a waver and a warning about the dangerous chemicals inf their RVs in the owner's manual but one cannot see an owners manual unless they purchase one! No attorney will help me either. The DMV told me not to register it or pay the sales tax and to send it right back to the dealer that that said too bad lady!
Thanks for shedding light on this, even more years later here I am learning about this for the first time.
People wondering why anyone would buy these to live in knowing that they’re former fema trailers. Honestly unless you’ve been homeless, you wouldn’t understand that anything beats sleeping outside exposed to everything. The thought of having a safe place to sleep, even if it’s a trailer, tops everything in that time of your life
Idk about that. I was homeless for 4 years and the best nights I had during those times were spent under the stars in a tent. I guess it depends on the weather and the way you look at things. But if I didnt have kids now and a wonderful home, I would gladly take a van down by the river over those poisonous government trailers.
This is why I hope and pray people that prey on the homeless burn in hell.
Mo Lester I wanna take you serious but your name and pfp...
Yep, some people don't understand the desperation of being poor.
@@mamabear2974 yea well lucky you, stars don't shine as bright in Calumet City and the West Side of Chicago.
FEMA resetting the formaldehyde PPM from 8 to 16 is like the scene from Waiting where the cooks drop a piece of meat on the floor, grab it before the 5 second rule and says "Whew, almost had to go to the 10 second rule!"
If you cook it, it kills the germs.
👍👍
GOVERNMENT officials putting “not for housing” was dumb. They should have demolished the trailers, so they could never be used again
.
ITS WHY SOCIALISM doesn’t work. The idea presumes the government cares about you, but of course it does not.
@@electrictroy2010 Phuk socialists
I bought one of these trailers for $1500 to fix up. And make it a tattoo studio. To my surprise I found a FEMA workers card in it while fixing it up. The FEMA worker was a morgue recovery worker.. I remember seeing some partial mold. But didn't concerned me. After my tattoo studio was up in running. I had episodes of shattering light bulbs! And things moving! At night I was actually afraid to go inside it!.. like I was being watched. After $3000 dollars invested. I sold it, I had enough!
Thank you for sharing this information, I had no idea! Wow!
This video just saved me from buying a fema trailer! I was JUST about to hand over the money for it! I thought it was weird that it was plain white and hard to find the make. Thank You!
Ew no
Lol how much does a fema trailer go for?
@@rareELL about a 30 pack of Busch light and a couple good looks thru the peep hole.
15 years worth of outgassing later, they're probably not very toxic now. They outgas most in the first couple of years.
The Mudpit that may be the case- but if they were rush built and not meant to last- who knows what kind of condition the rest of the trailer is in once you take away the walls
Why are the resellers not held accountable for failing to disclose the formaldehyde issue?
I agree.. Im just saying the blame is widespread and it seems NOBODY is taking the heat. Even the small fries at the end of that chain of corruption aren't being dealt with. Eveyone just looks away like its all normal.
Agenda 21 evil
Because this America, Which is built on capitalism.....
blame those who manufactured the toxic trailers, wonder which large mobile home maker got the government contract ? the Government only paid what they produced...print the money, that paid off the inspectors hired by the mobile home builders.....will the circle be unbroken by and buy.....# we don't care
thatzbeasty they didn’t build them they contracted them. The builders used cheap materials and didn’t disclose it.
What a fucking hero dude, thank you for producing this. I have heard about these issues over the years, but this mini-doc you made to shed light on this human disaster was eye opening. Have you considered how we can help some of these folks, I understand raising awareness is crucial, but as in life, usually there is a next step, have we figured that out yet? The obvious choice is a lawsuit, but if folks are living in that condition, then they may not have access to the funds or resources to retain a team of lawyers to assist them with this. So nothing may ever get done at that point, while they wait and continue to be exposed to harmful chemicals that can cause not just short term, but long term issues. I'd be happy to help with this cause however I can, but was just curious where we go from here? @Grist
Well done to Nicholas Shapiro!!! Great documentary and work and research partnerships 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Y’all I’m in straight denial. I can’t believe ppl are actually paying $1200 a month for these “ homes”
In dallas fort worth texas paying 1300 for a 3 bedroom new brick duplex.
1500 for 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment in Englewood Colorado
In North Dakota people rent out rooms in their houses to the oil rig workers for $2-4k per month. There was not enough housing for the oil boom workers. The guys in the trailer parks work on the fringes of the oil business. Now that the oil industry is collapsing they will leave.
Bring that out too Wisconsin you will be living real nice ! That's crazy
2300 studio apartment san francisco. 3500$ one bedroom in NYC. lived in both
I never realized how much poverty there is in the United States
+123444 Seriously? 40 years of rappers talking about the poor state of many Americans, and now you're realizing it?
Hello welcome to the real world
Its the same in the UK too!! The west is being defaced.
@@andreayates9080 really?! Fml. I've been wanting to move from America for years. I've been trying to find the best place. I know there is not a perfect country but I've been considering Ireland, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Germany. I've been trying to talk to people that live there and haven't had much luck.
I'm homeless vet its real n getting worse
It's disgusting that this whole situation is even possible, prayers go out to those people.
I bought one of these for cheap to use as a storage trailer, and it's insanely cheaply made. It's all particle board, and the humidity warps it. I fell through the floor once, and spent around 500 replacing it. Everything is held together with staples, and the walls are super thin. I basically had to gut the whole thing to the point I would have been better just selling it for scrap and using the money to build a shed
I am living in one of these FEMA trailers that was purchased from Louisiana a few years back. I have had similar health problems but never guessed it could be something like this.
You are in my prayers for a house , so start seeking to get up out of that place. They have some nice low income housing inquiry about them just keep seeking and knocking and the door shall be open for you. Never give in and never give up and don't give out. Trust God to help you and pray with me for your miracle ❤❤❤ be bless.
Gets some fans running in there 24/7 air purifiers and leave the windows and door open! Get out ASAP!
Please get another one!
Matt Ramsey *hugs* how are you now?
I ended up moving out the next day and found another place to stay for a few months. The plan is to tear that camper down and just build a house in the same area.
Breaks my heart. Shame on our government for allowing these trailers to be made and sold. Absolutely disgusting.
Hey, this is America. Don't impinge on my freedoms with your fascist oversight of my commercial endeavors! USA! USA!
Utter Failure Of Process Analysis by Developers I hope your joking
Davis Tomlin nope that’s how it is in USA 😔 sadly
No, making them wasnt the problem it was the reselling. These trailers were specifically made with lower quality as non-permanent housing for those affected by hurricane Katrina which in the end protected thousands.
BLUE Lives_Matter! Thank you!
I bought a double wide trailer for 78k back in 2007 and the 3 years I lived in there I had sinus problems and Migraines. There were stickers in the cabinets stating formaldehyde was in there. I did not know this before we bought it. Currently in 2022 these companies still use that in most of their building materials.
My parents bought a brand new camper in 2000. When we first got it the smell of glue and whatever else was near unbearable. We would leave the windows open to let it air out whenever we could. The smell eventually went away but it makes me wonder if that was the same thing. We only used it for occasional weekend camping and nobody ever got sick.
This is the country where the poor keeps getting poorer and the rich keeps getting richer.
The American dream am I right
Dont be poor....get off your ass and DO for yourself...the government doesn't owe you anything...in fact I wish the government would shrink by ALOT !
@Vladimir Ha ha...it WON'T be the Chinese...it will be OUR OWN LIBTARDS taking us down....and that's fine I know how to live in the woods with my guns....I pray for the libtard city dwellers that can't wipe their ass without an app on their phone..
Sadly Americans accepted peaceful slavery over dangerous Freedom a long time ago! If what I was saying wasn't true then the revolution would have kicked off a long time ago
@@fedupwithfed4047 you can bust your ass and work your whole life and still stay poor hence why most the world's population is poor. And all throughout history governments have catered to the rich and shit on the masses
This is sad but scary. They have legally distributed known toxic dwellings.
Because the government doesn't care about the poor.
They sold them saying not for housing though
FEMA knew exactly what they were doing, it’s part of the depopulation NWO. FEMA is very present in my community since we got a direct hit from Hurricane Ida, they aren’t giving these white campers, the campers they are giving us are night from name brand campers, they are double slide outs, and like the one they gave my son and I have 2 separate bedrooms, sofa and kitchen table. It’s huge and there is an outdoor kitchen with cabinets, sink, icebox and grill, thing is I know a few people who had a wait 7 days to get into their camper because they are spraying them with what fema is saying is a disinfectant for Covid…yeah right!!! We are not getting sick from the camper but my sun caught Covid last week, so who knows. I don’t trust fema but my home suffered significant damage and carpenters are hard to come by right now, everyone is on a list
All part of the PLAN
@@robertcarmosino6563 yes..just like their toxic vaccines are!
i’m from lake charles louisiana. seeing this hits such a soft spot for me. after hurricane laura in 2020 and we are still recovering. it’s a never ending cycle it seems like and north lake charles is struggling so bad. nobody will take a chance on that side of town there is no stores no nothing. it’s fucked up. it’s sad
There are dozens if not hundreds of these things about a mile away from my home, a middle class neighborhood in Baton Rouge. It's a lot of government owned land that used to be home to different ammunitions depots over the years, but they disappeared after 9/11. The trailers were moved in one by one several months after Katrina. They've all been, uh, well used. I can't imagine the environmental damage they'll cause as they've been there for months and still routinely get moved in, but to hear all the people still living in these cancer traps is heart breaking.
I used to live in one of these in GrandIsland nebraska
The biggest take away I got from this is we have an underlying wage issue. Full time workers in the richest country in the world shouldn’t be living in squalor.
@@ministerpopilyo No. They don't. They went over this in the video. The oil workers that make good money do NOT live in the trailers. Instead, the support industry workers live there, such as cashiers, cooks, etc.
Oh the USA minimum wage is an absolute disgrace. $7.25 per hour? In Australia it's $12.60 USD per hour (full time) or $16USD per hour if you're casual. Why don't you pay people a living wage? It's crazy! You have a 'working poor'! All you gotta do is legislate it. Business adapts, they always whinge and moan, and threaten layoffs, then carry on regardless once the laws change.
@@themudpit621 you dont know economics do you? If we raise the minimum wage It will increase prices for everything which will make it worse. Look at the states where they've done it and failed
@@Colo2K Australia can do it, rest of the first world countries can do it, but somehow the US can't? Companies will stay competitive with eachother in the long run, so one state doing it and not the others is never going to work. US needs to stop screwing it's citizens over. I don't know why you all make excuses for it.
Lol i live in the Caribbean, to be exact Trinidad and Tobago minimum wage is 15-17 tt dollars. One usd is equivalent to 6.4 ttd you do the math.😂 oh boy I'll be on the streets if i lived in the usa
Laughing because thats just messed up averaging usd 2.3 - 3 usd an hour no man
I hope the guy doing the research sees this. All I have to say is this.
Cheyenne River Reservation.
Really awww wthell
I’ll add to that. Poarch Creek Indian Reservation in Atmore, AL
Native American land worth loads, so makes sense they are wanting to kill them off.
Pine Ridge did the same and people are still taking them as cheap living and scraping older even more unsafe housing even though the last time the government bought them was about the time this video came out.
Wamsutter Wyoming
I don't know why this was in my recommendations 6 years later but I'm thankful that this video is still circulating
These were all over Tioga and Williston North Dakota during the boom. You can still find some in Tioga RV park.
I lived in one of these pieces of shit after Katrina in Chalmette LA for about a year and a half. I stayed sick the ENTIRE TIME. The fact that these were resold to unsuspecting people is sickening yet not surprising. Our country is broken with greed and this will only get worse unless we demand better!
congrats on living in a flood plain and getting flooded.
It doesnt matter. It's only gon get worse
The trailors have some value to those who cant afford better, and certainly helped with the immediate need for shelter after the huricane that displaced millions of people. Shelters are neither free cheap or quick to build.
Buildup of toxic levels of formaldehyde can be mitigated with plants, venting air, and activated carbon air filtration that works very well in a small space like these trailors.
Excessive amounts of formaldehyde is not a problem in just FEMA trailors. Excessive amounts can be found in cigaret smoke, pratically all newly painted surfaces, new cabinetry, carpets, new furneture, and almost everything newly made .
Your initial comment alludes to the real problem. That many people are unaware of that longterm exposure to excessive amounts of formaldehyde can cause health problems. They are unaware of where it might come from, and unaware of how to mitigate it.
Certainly formeldehide is a problem, but it is a byproduct of a lot of manufacturing, and is not going away anytime soon. This makes education on it and how to mitigate it more important than to slam the government for providing these shelters, or for selling them when they were done with them. What is and was needed reguarding the tailors is education on formeldahide, what has lots of formeldahide, and how to mitigate it in your living enviroment.
Keith Reynolds
Incorrect... Shelters can be free to build, even for the Gov... Shelters can also be cheap to build if they did cost to build and define "quick to build" because some nice micro homes can be built in 1 week by first timers.
@@stuart3712 Define free.
I lived one of these after Katrina and I remember how you’d come home after a hot day and be able to smell the toxicity from the houses glue heating up
Pre-RIP
Omg
Jesus. Please read my comment about mold and chemicals I wrote in comments. It’s mindblowing what can happen.
GOVERNMENT officials putting “not for housing” was dumb. They should have demolished the trailers, so they could never be used again
.
ITS WHY SOCIALISM doesn’t work. The idea presumes the government cares about you, but of course it does not.
My daughter and her 10 year old child had to use one of those fema trailers, it was new, we went in and our eyes started burning, aweful chemical smell in them, bad headaches, it was so strong, i begged her to come home with me, I rented and she didn't want me to get in trouble with my landlord for them staying there, plus she said they had to stay or they would lose it,, after that 2 weeks. they couldn't take it anymore, they took the trailer back and she moved in with me untill she got her own place as quickly as she could, we took a bad hit from a hurricane, lot of damage in our town.they both have breathing problems, sinus bleeding. We later was told it was formaldehyde. I can't imagine if they stayed longer in that toxic trailer.
My mom lived in housing that was sold to senior housing. Orginally an apartment building that had asbestos and formaldehyde. In the 80's still the same in 2022. They repair minor things, but no one wants to take it down. Plus there's still a waiting list to move in.
So they built housing trailers that were not to be used for housing. Smells like a total scam. Anyone who bought these and sold them without the stickers should be in jail.
FEMA is still selling them all over the gulf coast daily. There is a lot not far from where I live now that is a fema staging area and it’s full of these trailers that are leftover from the ones they took back from people after Katrina. The crazy thing is if you can prove you lived in one of these trailers after Katrina, fema will sell you one for $500-$1000. I would rather be homeless than live in one of these things ever again.
@@linnyroro3177 how many people were shot each month in those trailers?
That's never going to happen, this was all by design and it's going to get much worse.
There's a reason our jails and prisons are full of poor people and not the rich
It was our own government
Thank you for getting this out. THIS is what the media is for.
No it’s not...it’s for reporting that the ORANGE MANs BAD!
Facts
@Adult PaRty same people that sold you apl these trailers are friends with the orange man LMAO
The red headed dude seems pretty smart. He seems concerned and is asking a lot of good questions.
This man is a HERO. Thank you for what you're doing, THANK YOU!!
Extremely disturbing and sad. An ethical disaster indeed.
DEVIOUSPJM are you deaf blind or dumb the reason why they're out there is because there were jobs out there to do said he makes $16 as a cashier
Um not ethical, it's unethical.
They weren't free to all of these people. The one guy was talking about how his Dad purchased it, in fact...more than one person in this mentions purchasing their trailer.
WOW someone made an assumption; better degrade them to DEATH. You Fucking Fool @ Joshua Sizemore.
FEMA are some creepy fuckers, I don't trust anything those traitors get their hands on. I would expect quality like this from China. These poor people are living in a glorified prison cell.
What is REALLY sad about this is, the Manufacturer made these things KNOWING they were toxic. Those people are STILL NOT HELD Accountable. They will NEVER be held accountable. They are still making these trailers. Disgusting.
I bet they came from China.
In USA they always know.
The sticker on them clearly says not to be used for housing 😶
That conspiracy theory is not only unfounded, but it's also as ignorant as they come. It's alright, you'll grow up some day, if you're lucky.
I was apart of making the trailers as an electrician and as a grunt on the line I knew nothing but they wer paying me good money . Sorry to everyone
Thank you for sharing this content
Amazing work! We appreciate it
The fact that they donated a ton of the fema trailers to the Native American reservations is just a modern form of giving them blankets infested with Small Pox. This guy is amazing for doing what he does to help these people understand what they are living in
I knew the concept was familiar. You nailed it; it was the smallpox thing.
I was thinking the same thing and it sickens me. I also agree with this guy's work he's an saint!
I posted a similar comment of how "DELIBERATE" the U.S. Government was in ordering that SMALLPOX infested blankets be given to the Native American Indians as a "GOOD WILL GESTURE"
@@juans6639 im pretty sure they didnt know what small pox was
@@drakeweddner Well, the U.S. government and its so called "well intention citizens" DID KNOW and DELIBERATELY gave them those blankets. Here is a partial list of the MANY diseases brought over to America by Europeans; Smallpox, Measels, Influenza, Common Cold, Bubonic plague, Diphtheria, Typhus, Cholera, Scarlet fever, Chicken pox, Tuberculosis, Whooping cough...NOT counting STDs. Of course nowadays, they are blaming ALL those illegals coming over the border as, "THEY ARE bringing diseases into the country"...No, they are NOT! The diseases are just being returned..What goes around, comes around.
It's crazy how the media never reported this . At least you're not going to hell...great video brother and great job helping these poor souls...
Whats to report? That these people got a roof over their heads for dirt cheap? Take the trailers away from them. I'm sure they will thank you........
Lol @ hell. Sorry, quite humorous. From 1 vegan to another
No it's not. They were paid not to.
In order not to go to Hell you have to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and repent of your sins.
There's A WAY LOT the media fails to tell us and alert us! That's why WE the RUclips community is are jobs to take videos and pictures to report everyday! Fuck the mainstream media! It's all fake news!!!
as a north dakotan, it is absolutely terrifying that i’ve never even HEARD of this.
I lived in one of these for seven years. I bought mine used for 1500. It had been used after Katrina/Rita down on the.coast and outside of the work I had to do to make it livable I had no real issues with it. I bought a formaldehyde testing kit at my local hardware store and placed it in inside overnight before I signed the bill of sale on it and all was good.
i worked at an RV dealership in the mid 2000s i can tell you that it wasn't just the cheap FEMA trailers that had formaldehyde it was EVERY single RV made at this time. some times the smell was so bad we had to mask our faces just to open up windows to air it out. BUT if you wanna blame anyone blame FEMA for ordering campers with ONE window in the whole unit. i remember having to prep some of these FEMA rigs what a cluster F......
My family has owned several RVs...let me tell you when you go look at them and you are going in and out of several over the course of a day, you should have NO doubt that they are toxic. The smell will take your breath away!
Exactly
Did they want to be homeless permanently or have a roof over their heads 💁🏻
@@momo.of.3 Like a new car...
One window is BS, they all have an AC and at least 3 and a screen door to let the air flow until the new smell fades away...
AMERICAN BADASS, thank you for confirming my suspicion. My parents, who fought the insurance companies tooth and fist, were able to buy their own travel trailer instead of the FEMA ones, even though FEMA did deliver us a Dutchman trailer which we used for the extra fridge and storage.
I remember the sickly sweet, chemical odor of the Sunray Smokey we had. That one most definitely had formaldehyde. It was a $40k trailer in 2005! And honestly, it was terrible quality. These times were wild, and anything regarding safety was back burner. People just needed a place to live and it was very apparent as such.
North Dakota seems like the most depressing place ever to live in. Wow
Worked the pipelines on the fort berthold reservation.. lived in Watford city ... worked so many fucking hours never got to have a chance to see the town but horrible weather.. lots of traffic and car accidents and everything is expensive
outlaw956 oh man I'm sorry to hear that. I heard the oil jobs there pay very well though, so that's bright side of it all
Coming from somebody who lives in Nebraska, and knows the Dakotas pretty well this is kinda accurate
scientistmdl02 I'm a city guy as I've always lived in big cities so I would get so depressed living in places like these haha
Cristian There’s stuff to do sometimes...like driving around and eating gas station pizza!
How is it a court case the first time you let people live in them but not the second time? I’m so confused…
I bought one when I retired. it was from New Orleans. The papers were in the trailer as too were it was at in New Orleans. Now I know what was causing my son and grandsons health problems. We lived in it for over 4 years when a tree fell through it.
We need more people out there like this guy, who is using his time and resources looking out for us.
thanks, Tim!
People need to arm themselves with knowledge not guns if you have the capability to live of the land and generate your own power and educate those around you with that knowledge then you rebuild your society form the inside out!
This man is a gem!
Decade too late though, but yeah, he did a good job, first I heard of it... Today.
@@nobodyshome4195 yes he is
FEMA should be actually called Federal Execution Management Agency because they seem to be slowing executing the people.
FEMA killing the homeless
LOL it is a New World Order 2030 you gonna be cheap Agenda 21 Antichrist is here
Only fear God the rest is nothing. alaaH Fear no evil. We got nothing to worry about
REDUCE THE CURVE!! 🤰
@@shivo117 no it's not, you're in a death cult. Life is more important than that tell you.
Imagine having cancer in 2022 thinking all those years working in oil and gas gave it to you when going home was the real problem.
A lot of modular homes have the same warnings about formaldehyde, apparently its the adhesives used in the construction of the walls and cabinetry. Mold is also a problem too.
The young man looked like he was about to cry. My heart broke for him, I wanted to hug him and say it’ll be ok. 💔
Aliya Anderson I know poor guy hope he’s doing better now out that fema camper
Canadian Gamer I hope he’s out of it. Someone should do something about this. They need to replace all the trailers with new ones, and get someone super rich to learn about this like bill gates.
Aliya Anderson I know if only people cared about strangers
E.L.E ( everyone luv everyone)
But it WONT be okay....
after the hurricane my dad was stuck in a fema trailer, and his health rapidly declined while in the trailer and he never was able to fix his house up again and ended up passing away.
i wonder if the trailer was the reason he died so young now. i always knew about how the trailers were toxic but never actually did any research like this.
RIP Saebri sorry for your loss 😢
Maybe you should contact this guy and try to find out I’m sorry for your loss
So sad n sorry for your lost.
But they ain't even close to being done yet. Their doing just exactly what they had planned since way back in the dark ages. They got the resources now to do it. Technology 5G sure there's more
But the judgement of God is coming vary vary soon.
RIP Saebri Okay so I know this is just a random RUclips comment I’m making but please please see if you can get his body exhumed if possible and test it for toxicity. And like the other comments said see if this guy can help you out. What happened to your father was not right and somebody needs to be held responsible and sadly the only way people seem to care is when you hit them with a hefty law suit. Rip to your father my condolences and sorry if the thought of exhuming your father opens up old wounds. I just think you have a case. Also if your father was cremated I have heard they can still test for certain toxins (I’m no expert but I watch tons of documentaries and I have heard that being done before). It’s a shot in the dark. But if you want answers I wouldn’t stop fighting for them. Wow I’m sorry I rambled your comment just touched me.
I am incredibly sorry for your loss. Please continue your research, check the VIN number on your fathers trailer if possible. I wish you closure, happiness, good vibes and good health
Keep up your good work! At least these people are informed now, not lied to!
I lived and worked in Chicago for a random call center that took calls ranging from gun part replacement to elevator phones to doctors out on lunch and including these FEMA helplines. The calls were coming from Louisiana, I will never forget one call above all others. "there is a space so large under my front door and the frame at the bottom snakes keep coming in the house and maintenance refused to come fix the door." There were many many calls about things broken and whatnot but i wasnt at that job more than a month... the phone calls about the guns were a whoooooole other story.
It just makes me so sad to see people struggling so much, and then to see videos of the Kardashians or celebrities that have billion dollar houses with so much space they’ve probably never been around their whole house. It just makes me sick. I wish I was that wealthy just so I could help people. It seems like all the wrong people get extremely wealthy.
The problem isn't that the wrong people get access to disproportionate wealth. It is disproportionate wealth.
Yeah! And while people are living like this celebs are complaining about how sheltering in place being like prison. It’s horrible. They are so out of touch.
They have helped the Poor several times they actually came to Louisiana to help people in one of there episodes
i amissangel mua I know they help people sometimes, but we have to remember that they were in front of the camera for that and probably were acting differently. Also, just in my personal opinion, I don’t believe they help people nearly enough as they should, and I also believe it’s not right for them to live the lifestyle they live while others are suffering. However, that’s my opinion, others might think the Kardashians do plenty to help others, we’ve all lived different lives and are entitled to our own opinions :)
You could be that wealthy too....you just have to sell your soul.....sign here.
It's truly sad. Fortunately, my dad was able to buy a sufficient trailer from a friend when we lost our home to Hurricane Harvey. You never know how good you had it until you're stuck living without a home.
strong power God bless you bruh and I hope you are back to normal sooner than later. *Hug*
Awww! Things will get better I promise!
strong power
Are you moving or rebuilding?
insomthegreat We're rebuilding. If you could see our lawn and how much stuff was ruined from the mold and flood. It's bad.
strong power I know how it is. We lost our home to a fire. Everything was gone. We have now been in a trailer for almost 2 years. It sucks
Dude this needs to be talked about more
Thank God there are people like you. Bless your ❤.
This is just a disgrace, I have unknowingly lived in one of these trailers and was pregnant at the time. Thank God we are ok. Shame on the government!!! 😢
Keep your legs closed
Stop makn bbys
Shame on the government but we still fund it don’t we
Formaldehyde has been an issue in all prefabricated housing including RVs for decades yet it's not been addressed by the government.
So all trailers have it??? There goes another cheap housing solution...
Formaldehyde has never been banned from the manufacture of mobile homes. But the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which has jurisdiction over mobile home construction, began setting standards for the levels of formaldehyde used in their construction back in 1985. The current maximum level allowed in plywood is 0.2 ppm (parts per million), and for particleboard it’s 0.3 ppm. The EPA also recently set lower standards for all plywood and particleboard products that overrides the HUD standards. That said, there is no known HUD standard for the maximum allowed level of formaldehyde gas in the air in a new home. Because so many products, including cabinets and new furniture, combine with the construction materials to off-gas formaldehyde during the first few months after a home is constructed.
There is formaldehyde in a number of building products, including plywood, carpet, drywall and insulation. So someone who buys a brand new million dollar home is facing the same risks.
@@lisasop2681 It would be cool if we had programs where prisoners could take trade school & build decent manufactured housing for the homeless, then once they get out of prison they would have a person tall stack of job applications from companies who're looking for tradesmen. Maybe they could build a more luxury tiny house as their final work for themselves as a deterrence of going back to being a criminal.
@@jmd1743 i hear you. do prisoners now commit themselves to any crafts of sorts? Is it obligatory or is it up to them to join in? It could be beneficial indeed for their résumés after they get released, could help them get incorporated back into society more smoothly. The homeless could use some shelter too. As long as these housing projects dont end up being a new kind of ghetto i guess. Local communities where the houses get placed would also have to agree.. more funds on local help stations would have to be requested regarding addiction/ free health checks to get them started...
Watched this many years ago. It was nice to watch it again when it popped up on my feed. It's a reminder that the government has always been horrendous and corrupt.
great job on the video!, crazy i never know about any of this
$1,200 a month bro, you could be buying a home and a new home in Arizona, and there's alot of work in Arizona
Cheapest rent in NC. is $700 a month. Move here.
Child of Yah. 700 where
@@kamoinmatrix5998 in Gaston County, or in Gastonia NC, or any town in Gaston County. It's located 20 miles East of Charlotte, NC.
Child of Yah. Gastonia is not a safe place to live . #9 in the top 10 most dangerous places to live in NC.
@@mandixoloveyourself7788 I've lived here all my live, 59 years, nothing has ever harm me. There's some crime here, but there's crime every where. It depends on who you hang around with, & what neighborhoods you go into at night. Trust me, Gastonia is a great middle size city to live in.
Quarantine got me watching everything
welcome to life buddy!
Yep 👍 I been watching the craziest shit lol
Ikr
Same
Lol..same!
Me and
My
Fiancé starting out a year ago we lived in a camper trailer for a year. We got very sick, I was so sick that I ended up not being able to work because I never felt okay, I was always coughing always had headaches always was tired. our bunny died as soon as we moved he had a upper respiratory infection. We had mold on the windows, frost on the windows, water leaking from the ceiling with mold mixed, frost on the walls also, the windows would freeze shut in the winter so you couldn’t open the windows to save your life. I’m 110% sure we were exposed to atleast 30 parts per billion and 40 parts per billion. Our camper was also year 2005. Well known camper brand.
After 25 yrs, and this is STILL NOT RESOLVED?!?!??
ANOTHER BLACK EYE ON GOVT
I know there are thousands of comments on this video, and you probably won’t see this. But thank you so much for your work. It’s very clear that you individually had to go about tracking all of these people down. Almost none of them knew anything about this. You are truly a good person. This serve do nothing other than knowing that these people now have the information and know how to be safe. Thank you so much for your work. I just subscribed, and will be watching a whole bunch of your videos today!! Keep doing what you’re doing and know that you are most likely inspiring others to be the best version of themselves that they can be❤️
World rulers are vampires
Well said, Curly J To me it's nice to know that there are young people today that show interest in the "well being" of others. And Mr. Nicholas Shapiro is like the "Erin Brockovich" of FEMA Trailers = BADASS
💯💯
Yet sadly, in spite of knowing the truth, there will be those whom are unable to do anything about it. Be it the continued financial crisis or a lack of alternative resources, there will be those who cannot do anything but stay exactly where they are.
The love of money is the root of all evil, and the evil of what these companies have done is beyond comprehension. However, and sadly so, this is not the only example of the "love of money" having serious consequences for those without. Again and again, "the people" pay the price for the greed of others... and it will only continue, as there seem to be little to no consequence for the wicked actions and/or agendas of the so called ruling elites.
This entire realm is under the control of the fallen, including the individual governments, agencies, commissions, conglomerates, associations and networks, all working together to bring about their "new world order", as spoken of by the heads of the aforementioned... yet so many still refuse to see. We must open our eyes and our minds to the harshest of realities, we are viewed as nothing more than chattel, useless eaters and breeders, and those who see themselves as our overlords will never have our interests at heart, never mind our "best" interests.
All that we see happening in this world today, the issues amongst nations, the issues surrounding borders, the issues surrounding gender identity and sex, the seemingly attempted grooming of young children, the lawlessness, the marked "coldness of heart"- whilst simultaneously claiming "love", "tolerance" and "inclusion" for all, the political extremities, the current and coming famines, the mass deaths of marine life, the earthquakes in diverse places, the pestilence, the diseases, the increased knowledge in virtually all areas and the breakthroughs in genetic engineering, all of this was written of in the ancient texts we now possess... the accuracy of which is stunning indeed.! We were forewarned of these days many, many centuries ago, an act of loving mercy that we may prepare ourselves, not only past days and what has already come to pass, but also for what is yet to come. Lord have mercy. We were warned not to trust those in positions of power within this realm, that such powers were wicked and their deeds nefarious. We were warned not to have deelings with those dark powers, that we not face the same judgements that will befall them.
The last time this realm was judged on account of the evil and wickedness within, it was with water in the form of the great flood. Noah warned the people about what was to come, and he was mocked and scorned for his efforts... right up until the rains began to fall. The next time, the time to come, it shall be with fire... and those whom are now mocking and scorning those who are trying to warn them, they will not be mocking and scorning when the first flames appear.
If you do not know Jesus of Nazareth, Yeshua Hamashiach, the only begotten son of our heavenly Father, now is the time to pray to him that he makes himself known to you... for he is the ONLY means by which we can be saved. Sadly, the churches were infiltrated years ago and the overwhelming majority of them preach false gospels and a false Jesus. Our Lord Jesus accosted the "religious" of his day, drawing attention to their hypocrisies and their cold hearts. He took umbrage with the rich folks who had no love for those with nothing, or next to nothing, and taught that we ALL ought to care for the homeless, the fatherless, the widows and orphans, the infirmed and the deficient, that this was what love truly is. He spent his time with what society deems as the "undesirables", stating that he came for the lost sheep.
Jesus loves you, more than you could possibly comprehend, with his love being the motive for the tortuous death endured... laying down his very life on that cross after already enduring the mockery, the scorn, the vitriol spewed, the anger, the double crossing by one of his own and the vicious flogging at the hands of the Romans... all of it, he chose to lay down his life as such, that our own penalties would no longer be necessary. Yet this was not the end, for three days later he rose, witnessed by more than 500 people and attested to in literature. There is evidence the world over for Jesus of Nazareth, including in the form of the official Roman documents... yet the mainstream and the deniers would have you believe otherwise.
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you, seek and ye shall find. Ask Jesus to make himself known to you, read the words he spoke and the messages within his teachings. For as of right now, it is not too late... but this cannot be said forever. We are now living within the "end of days", and even now the beast system rises(see the book of revelation for confirmation about these days and the beast system-spoken of by the rulers and the elites as the "new world order", and/or the "one world order").
I'd love to see a follow-up video. 5 years later, what happened to these people? What happened to the trailers? Did they get out? Are they still there? Has their health has changed in any significant way, good or bad?
Yes please
good idea
They have a kill streak that is still going on..
@@uncle_Samssubjects in what way?
What do you think?
I cannot believe that someone would rent one of those trailers out, it's not enough to be living in a health risk but now you have the financial burden of needing to pay rent for the damn thing.
Here's the part that confuses me though. Why was it only the gov ones that were toxic? Did the manufacturer not use the toxic chemical in its previous or subsequent models?
My Grandmother lived in a Trailer home most of her adult life.. She was 62 when she died of a rare form of Cancer.. This was in 1977. Come to find out, it was the formaldehyde that caused it. She complained for years of stomach aches and a funny taste in her mouth.. It ate her alive.. Ate out her sinuses.. She was totally pickled with cancer when she died.. Trailers are the worst things to live in for long term. I pray everyone had a way out of the Fema Trailers.
May she rest in peace thank u for sharing
Pamela Walker sad...so sorry.
Pamela Walker I hope you were able to sue and win your case
Wow that is tragic and I am very sorry for you and your family for your loss. It's so sad that humans, especially the majority of us that are not loaded with money, are not even regarded as human life. So sad
Im 32 and have lived in the same doublewide for 20 yrs..recently ive started having breathing issues and other medical issues as well..while some of them run in our family im wondering if some of them aren't related to our home now...R.I.P. G-ma
so let me get this straight. they have to confiscate trailers because they were toxic to be held as evidence. and then after the statute of limitations ended they just re distributed them?!?!?!?! what. the. fuck.
There's a thing we, the real American people, can do to fix this you know, and it sure AF ain't "voting".
Just a way to take from someone to make money off it messed up
and that's our US govt 😥
After last big Hurricane here in North-West (Pensacola) Florida, FEMA deemed our rented Mobile Home was still livable by FEMA, just by info over the phone, we would have had one of those Camper-Trailers, but upon hearing videos like this, I'm glad we didn't qualify for one.
i lived in lake charles louisiana when rita came through and we got the fema trailer and we stayed sick until they came and got it almost a year later