FEMA Plans Trailer Exodus Over Chemical

Jim "Hawk" Herring with his dog KoKo talks about the toxic problems in his Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer in the Lakeview area of New Orleans Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

(AP) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will step up efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.

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