WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 11, 2006) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing out the “Operation Blue Roof” program in Florida, with more than 42,000 homes receiving temporary roofing repairs since Hurricane Wilma made landfall in October. The Corps began the program on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Operation Blue Roof provides homeowners free temporary blue plastic roof coverings for eligible homes damaged by Hurricane Wilma. The program enables those affected by the hurricane to get back into their homes so that they can return to their routines as quickly as possible, Corps officials said....
