Several FEMA campers to be scrapped by National Guard

March 28, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

A few of several campers at a Sparta scrapyard waiting for demolition. (Randolph County Journal photo)

A few of several campers at a Sparta scrapyard waiting for demolition. (Randolph County Journal photo)

SPARTA, IL (Travis Lott, Randolph County Journal. Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt.) There was some talk around Sparta recently about a large stock of campers being stored at Alton Materials scrap yard in Sparta. The campers were stored at the scrap yard by the Army National Guard, seemingly headed toward demolition. Questions arose in the community about the condition of the campers and why they were being scrapped. The County Journal spoke with a representative from the National Guard about the campers, who said that they were indeed going to be scrapped. “At this point, they are in a state of disrepair and not of any use,” said Lt. Col. Bradley Leighton. Leighton said the campers were originally issued by FEMA to be used for victims of Hurricane Katrina. They were deployed and used for a short time in the affected area of Louisiana.

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