San Andreas, CA…Inspectors from many different agencies and companies may be encountered in Calaveras and Lake Counties. Inspectors are there to assist in recovery from the wildfires or to assess future prevention measures. Inspectors will carry photo identification, will identify themselves and explain their purpose if encountered.

Some of the inspectors working in the disaster-designated areas include:
• FEMA Housing Inspectors: Contract employees who verify and record disaster-related damage for all registered survivors that are eligible for an inspection.
o They carry photo identification and are assigned individually to an eligible applicant’s property.
o They typically make appointments and when they arrive, will ask to speak to the survivor who registered or an adult representative of that person.

• FEMA Direct Housing Operation (DHOP) Inspectors:
o FEMA has authorized temporary use of FEMA-owned manufactured housing units (MHU) for eligible applicants where no alternative temporary housing or lodging is available.
o They make appointments and inspect the property of eligible applicants to determine feasibility of the site for placement of a unit on their property.
o They carry FEMA photo identification.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Inspectors:
o Uniformed members of the Army Corps of Engineers are tasked with inspecting potential sites for MHU commercial sites.
o They carry USACE photo identification.