Posted on 11/15/2017 6:24:18 PM PST by rey
Has anyone had experience rebuilding after a disaster? What did you have to deal with? What government agencies became involved?
I am in Sonoma County and was in the Nuns Fire. As many of you know from the news many lost everything. We have been stymied at every turn by the county, FEMA, EPA, Army Corps and other agencies preventing clean up. They want home owners to sign over insurance to them so they may provide clean up (contract out). As I understand it, the county has yet to issue a single clean up permit to anyone. Out of county businesses attempting to do business in the county for clean up are being denied permits to do business. They claim toxicity issues. I was about to ship off some burned vehicles but was told by the yard receiving them, FEMA is preventing them from taking any more burned materials. Had I shipped a day earlier, it would have been no problem, but now, anything that is burned is deemed toxic. The rules seem to change daily.
Did folks in Florida and Texas face these issues after the hurricanes? What about other disaster rebuilds/clean ups?
Probably be washed clean after tonight’s rain...
Coach, can you advise?
Just as a FYI, I have possibly been a little snarky at the enviro-frenzy relative to the fires up in Sonoma/Mendocino.
Nope. They are scared shitless about the rains which are starting NOW. As in NOW NOW.
The enviros are scared about toxic runoff polluting the Russian River.
I am informed that FEMA (or whomever they may have hired) poss Army Corps Engineers is tearing down the barn (metal bldg) on the property TODAY. I was aggressive about getting my stuff outta there and probably wise to have done so.
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