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August 2026 Storms · Indiana and Ohio

A Trailer on Your Property After the Indiana and Ohio Storms

If the August storms left your home not livable, you can still stay on your own property while it is repaired. We deliver a furnished travel trailer to your driveway or yard, set it up, have it connected, and service it for the whole stay.

Real beds, a full kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, and heat and air conditioning. When a carrier approves the trailer, we can bill the carrier directly. We have delivered, set up, and serviced trailers nationwide since 2004.

Housing a crew? We put trailers on job sites too. Crew housing

Federal disaster declarations in Indiana and Ohio

Households in the counties FEMA lists apply for FEMA help at DisasterAssistance.gov. FEMA set October 25, 2026 as the deadline to apply in Indiana, and Ohio EMA gives December 1, 2026 as the deadline to apply in Ohio. Official updates are posted by Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Ohio Emergency Management Agency.

Storm facts

  • Indiana. On August 13, 2026, Governor Braun signed Executive Order 26-21, declaring a statewide disaster emergency for 30 days due to flooding, severe weather, tornadic activity, and a derecho that began August 11, 2026. Indiana Executive Order 26-21
  • Federal, Indiana. On August 25, 2026, FEMA listed a major disaster declaration for Indiana, DR-4933-IN, for severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from August 11 to 24, 2026, and on September 25, 2026 it added Cass, Pike, and Putnam counties for Individual Assistance. As of October 17, 2026, its designated areas page named 24 counties under Individual Assistance, the FEMA program that pays households directly: Carroll, Cass, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, LaPorte, Lake, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Pike, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Tipton, Union, and Wayne. FEMA, Indiana Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4933-IN), designated areas
  • Deadline to apply, Indiana. In its September 25, 2026 news release, FEMA said the deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance in Indiana is October 25, 2026. FEMA news release DR-4933-IN NR 05, September 25, 2026
  • Weather, Indiana. NWS Indianapolis says a wet pattern from August 11 to 17, 2026 brought over a foot of rain to some parts of central Indiana, and that the White River at Anderson and Noblesville set record crests, breaking records from 1913. National Weather Service Indianapolis, Record Flooding of August 2026
  • Ohio. On August 11, 2026, Governor DeWine declared a state of emergency in Perry and Muskingum counties, and amended it to add Franklin County on August 13 and Morgan County on August 14, 2026. Office of Governor DeWine, updated proclamations
  • Federal, Ohio. On October 2, 2026, FEMA listed a major disaster declaration for Ohio, DR-4945-OH, for severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, and landslides from August 10 to 22, 2026. As of October 17, 2026, its designated areas page named 7 counties under Individual Assistance, the FEMA program that pays households directly: Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum, and Perry. FEMA, Ohio Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Landslides (DR-4945-OH), designated areas
  • Deadline to apply, Ohio. On October 13, 2026, the Ohio Emergency Management Agency said the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is December 1, 2026. Ohio EMA, Ohio Disaster Recovery Centers Update, October 13, 2026
  • Weather, Ohio. NWS Wilmington describes a widespread severe weather outbreak across the Ohio Valley on August 11, 2026, with an 82 mph gust at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, and says the afternoon round of storms was classified as a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH, August 11, 2026

Checked against the sources above as of . For current information, go to the source.

Pages by area

Local rules for a trailer on your own lot and for crew trailers on a job site, the permit offices, the power utilities, and the emergency management links, area by area across the counties FEMA lists.

Pike and Putnam counties are on FEMA’s Indiana list too. The request form takes any address there.

Stay on your own lot while your home is repaired

A trailer in the driveway or the yard keeps you at home: close to the repair work, your neighbors, your job and school, and your things. Every size arrives furnished, with a kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, real beds, and heat and air conditioning, from a Couples layout that sleeps two to three up to a Large Family that sleeps eight to ten. The request form asks who is moving in, pets included, so the size fits everyone.

Whether a trailer can stay on your lot is decided by your city or town, or by the county or township outside city limits, and by your HOA if you have one. Get that yes before delivery day. A trailer on your property while you rebuild walks through who decides and what we handle.

If insurance may pay for your housing

That depends on your policy and your adjuster. When a carrier approves the trailer, we can bill the carrier directly, so you are not fronting the cost. Our parent brand explains the claim side on 1st Choice Living’s Indiana and Ohio storms page. Once the placement is arranged, the trailer, delivery, and service are ours.

Repairs that run into winter

Every size has heat. If the work on the house runs into the cold months, read winter care and freeze protection before the first hard freeze.

Already working with a temporary housing company?

We work with any temporary housing company. If one is handling your housing, ask them to place you with Temporary RV Living, or with our parent brand, 1st Choice Living, for a trailer on your own lot. They send us the placement, and we deliver, set up, and service the trailer.

The living area of a travel trailer with a leather sofa, dinette, kitchen, and bedroom beyond

Crew housing on job sites

Restoration, roofing, tree, utility, and response crews need somewhere to sleep on or near the job. We deliver travel trailers to the site, or as close as the ground allows, and set up and connect them the same way we do in a driveway. A two-person crew fits one trailer. A full crew takes a cluster, and we build the layout to your head count and the ground available.

  • Workforce Bunkhouse: sleeps six or more per trailer, with a kitchen and a bathroom the crew shares
  • Worksite: two bedrooms for a superintendent, a foreman, or a small management team, sleeping two to four
  • One point of contact for the whole placement, and one invoice
  • Billed directly to the company, with the LOA, COI, and compliance paperwork handled
  • A full kitchen, heat and air conditioning, and real bedrooms in every trailer

Each area page lists what the local codes say about trailers on a job site. In the request form, choose “I am arranging it for someone else,” then “Employer housing a crew” or “Contractor or restoration,” so the paperwork goes to the right desk. More on crew housing.

Delivery, setup, and utilities

The driver walks the site with you, or with the person you name, before anything is unhitched. The trailer is positioned, leveled, and blocked so it sits solid, and it is opened up and checked before the driver leaves. Site conditions are documented at setup and again at takedown, and scheduled service visits continue for the whole stay.

Water, sewer or septic, and electrical connections are completed by licensed, insured contractors from our preferred vendor network. You do not hire an electrician or a plumber.

What we look at for the spot: a route in that clears gates, branches, and tight corners, ground that is firm and close to level, and how far the trailer will sit from the water, sewer, and power it will use. Tell us on the call what the site has, and we confirm the details with you before the trailer rolls. More on delivery and setup.

Six sizes, and what comes with each

Four sizes are built for households, from the Couples to the Large Family. Two are built for job sites: the Worksite and the Workforce Bunkhouse. Photos and example floor plans are on sizes and floor plans, and the full list of what arrives in the trailer, and what you bring, is on what comes with the trailer.

A stackable washer and dryer, a housewares package from Temporary Housewares, and photos of the loss from LossMap are extras you can say yes to in the request form.

Documenting the property

Our sister brand LossMap covers documenting a property from the air for a claim, on LossMap’s Indiana and Ohio storms page.

Frequently asked questions

Can I live in a travel trailer on my property while my home is repaired after the August storms in Indiana or Ohio?

Usually, with permission from your city or town, or the county or township outside city limits, and from your HOA if you have one. Rules differ from place to place, so each area page links what the local code says. Once you have the go-ahead, we deliver, set up, and connect the trailer and service it for the whole stay.

Will my homeowners insurance pay for a trailer?

That depends on your policy and your adjuster. When a carrier approves the trailer, we can bill the carrier directly, so you are not fronting the cost. The claim side is explained by our parent brand, 1st Choice Living, on its Indiana and Ohio storms page.

I applied for FEMA assistance. Can I still get a trailer from you?

Yes. FEMA decides what its own assistance covers, and DisasterAssistance.gov explains it. A trailer from us is arranged with you, with your insurance carrier when it approves the trailer, or with the temporary housing company handling your housing.

A temporary housing company is handling my housing. Can I still get a trailer from you?

Yes. We work with any temporary housing company. Ask the company handling your housing to place you with Temporary RV Living, or with our parent brand, 1st Choice Living. They send us the placement, and we deliver, set up, and service the trailer on your lot.

Will a travel trailer work through an Indiana or Ohio winter?

Every size has heat and air conditioning. If the repairs run into the cold months, our help article on winter care and freeze protection covers what to do before the first hard freeze.

Who connects the water, sewer, and power?

Licensed, insured contractors from our preferred vendor network complete the water, sewer or septic, and electrical connections as part of setup. We look at how far the trailer will sit from the water, sewer, and power it will use, and confirm the site with you on the call before the trailer rolls.

Do you deliver to Indiana and Ohio?

We deliver, set up, and service trailers nationwide, and have since 2004. Put the address in the request form and we confirm the site with you on the call.

Can you put travel trailers on a job site for storm repair crews?

Yes. We deliver to the site, or as close as the ground allows, and set up and connect the same way we do in a driveway. A crew can take one trailer or a multi-unit cluster, and the Workforce Bunkhouse sleeps six or more per trailer. We size the layout to your head count and the ground available.

How does billing work for a restoration, roofing, or utility company?

One point of contact runs the placement and it all lands on one invoice, billed directly to the company. We handle the LOA, COI, and compliance paperwork your office or your client requires, so nobody on the crew pays out of pocket for a place to sleep.

A Forest River Wildcat fifth-wheel trailer set up on grass with its slide-outs open and steps down

Tell us where the trailer needs to be

For your home or for a crew, answer a few questions and a rep calls you back with a written quote.