Services: Alternative Housing

Often, in the aftermath of a catastrophic events, traditional housing facilities for emergency respondents are not readily available. In these situations, Base Logistics, through our modular building vendor network, can provide mobile, self-contained modular living quarters to house personnel.

2005 was an extremely challenging year for those of us impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Dennis, Emily, Wilma in addition to tropical storm Cyndy. Base Logisitics provided prompt and extended storm response for all these storm related occurrences.

These units are especially useful in remote locations or in places where traditional lodging has been compromised, such as the 2004 Hurricane season, which saw four hurricanes (Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne) batter the region around the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.

BASE can also arrange for air-conditioned sleeping tents, equipped with flooring and beds. We can also provide beds and other ancillary items for barracks and/or dormitory style lodging in public buildings such as Civic Centers and Gymnasiums.

Utilization of these resources allows for placement of the workforce in the affected area as opposed to quartering in distant lodging facilities reducing lengthy, non-productive transit situations.

In the summer of 2004, BASE teamed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' prime contractors to construct FEMA Expedient Housing Sites in Pensacola, Fort Pierce, Stuart and Arcadia, Florida. We provided construction crews and materials and managed installation of nearly 600 travel trailers at these locations.

Expedient Housing

Following Hurricane Katrina, Base Logistics was selected as a sub-contractor to provide monthly preventative maintenance inspections and routine maintenance on over 7,000 expedient housing units that were sited beginning in 2005 which presently continues in the metro New Orleans area.

Saufley Field in Pensacola was the first site to be commissioned following Hurricane Ivan. BASE, working with FEMA, USACE and Prime Contractor, Phillips & Jordan, installed 200 travel trailers and had them ready for occupancy within 58 hours of our notice to proceed, enabling 200 military dependent families to move out of the shelters and into trailers a full two days ahead of the schedule mandated in our task order.

BASE teamed with LJC to provide materials, labor, logistics, and maintenance expertise to manage two sites in the Fort Pierce area, one at Stuart, Florida and one at Arcadia, Florida. In total, BASE set up 330 units over these sites and provided installation materials for an additional 70 units.   BASE also secured emergency propane gas re-fueling service for 100 individual units placed at Fort Pierce Housing Authority residences.

All told, BASE coordinated the installation of five expedient housing travel trailer sites for FEMA and the USACE in Florida. From Pensacola which was ravaged by Hurricane Ivan, to Fort Pierce and Stuart which suffered two almost direct hits from Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, to Arcadia which was pounded by Hurricane Charley, BASE provided high quality services that met and/or exceeded the tasks assigned by FEMA and the USACE.