About
Disaster Housing Inspections
Who
is PaRR Inspections?
The
Partnership for Response and Recovery (PaRR
Inspections) is a contractor to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), tasked with
performing Disaster Housing Inspections following
federal disaster declarations.
What
does a Disaster Housing Inspector do?
He/she
visits the homes of disaster victims who have
applied for FEMA assistance following federally-declared
disasters. At the homes, the inspector records
disaster-related damages on a handheld computer.
Based on the inspections, the applicants may
be eligible for federal assistance.
Is
this full-time work?
No.
Inspectors are deployed "as needed."
Disaster relief work is unpredictable and intermittent.
After being released from a working disaster,
an inspector may be "idle" for weeks
or months at a time.
Where
are inspectors deployed?
Inspectors
are eligible for deployment anywhere in the
United States and its territories.
Are
inspectors required to work all disasters?
No.
The number of inspectors needed will depend
on the scope of the damage. If an inspector
is called for deployment and is not available
at that time, he/she will remain on the call-out
list for future deployments.
Is
this volunteer work?
No.
We ask a lot of our inspectors, and we compensate
them accordingly. Inspectors are paid per inspection.
Inspectors who are organized with good time
management skills are well-compensated financially.
Who
pays for the inspector's expenses?
All
inspectors are considered "Independent
Contractors." As such, they are responsible
for all their field expenses (lodging, rental
cars, food, etc.). However, PaRR Inspections
will pay transportation expenses to and from
the disaster site.
Requirements for Disaster Housing Inspectors