Federal Emergency Management Agency

Background

FEMA’s mission is to support U.S. citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. The manufactured housing industry is an important business partner in providing temporary housing to FEMA for use in natural disasters.

In addition, FEMA has been an important resource in providing technical assistance and research and analysis for various aspects of the construction and installation standards. In 2009, FEMA updated its document, “Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards.” This document reflects the requirements of the most current codes and standards and to provide a best practices approach in reducing damages from natural hazards. While the original version of FEMA 85 concentrated on flood and wind events, this version also addresses seismic hazards and recommends several multi-hazard resistant foundation designs.

Additional Information

Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards – FEMA 85

FEMA Website