BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Nearly 18 months after Hurricane Helene, some western North Carolina families in temporary federal trailers are now buying those units from the government, while others are preparing to move out as the housing program ends this month.
At a mobile home park in Black Mountain, about a dozen FEMA trailers remain — far fewer than were there a year ago — as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) begins clearing units from sites across the region.
Jeff Smith is among those who decided to purchase the trailer he’s been living in since losing his home in nearby Swannanoa. He said FEMA moved him into the unit about a year ago and offered it to him for sale…