Last yr. if you went in on the city website where you live, there was a list of designated fire stations which gave out bug spray, tarps, and ice. I am not sure about this yr. but it was all through FEMA and you had to get there early or long lines.
My aunt uses a walker and isn't able to stand much, so lines are out.
Having the taxi driver pick up some tarp, firring strips, etc. at Home Depot that I pay for by credit card may be the only reasonably fast way to go.
FEMA wants victims to call with your insurance and social security number so they can tell you how to fill out an emergency assistance report. That's all well and good, but the lady admitted there was no way they'd respond within a few days even if the phone lines were working and my aunt could call them.
So, we keep marching and checking out everything. I'm putting fire stations on the list for possible ice, and thanks for the tip, but I don't know who is going to stand in a line to get it.
And that is why most of the deaths in Katrina were older people. Older white people, not black people.