The Fayette County Emergency Management Agency has been busy the last few months distributing all-hazard weather radios in an effort to reach every mobile home resident. Spokesman John Bobel said several years ago, they applied for a FEMA grant, then began searching for the location of every mobile home in the county.
“We were surprised to find out that there were over 1,100 mobile homes in Lexington. Over more than a dozen mobile home parks.”
Bobel said emergency management workers and Americorps volunteers distributed tote bags containing the weather radios – programmed to the Lexington area – extra batteries, and information on emergency preparedness.
“Residents of mobile homes, they really need a weather radio that is probably the most important appliance in their home. It's no secret that mobile homes are susceptible to storm damage.”
Bobel said the tote bags were left on porches and front doors, and the majority of mobile homes received information in English and Spanish.
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