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Planet Fitness open L.A. County locations to residents, first responders affected by wildfires (ktla.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I assume that area hotels are completely booked up, as they aren't really going to be there in numbers sufficient to deal with a large number of evacuees. Hmm. I guess that this is probably a common problem in disasters. And you don't want to have lots of liveable properties just sitting there idle most of the time, as it'd be expensive.

Hmm.

I wonder if it'd make sense to have some kind of "mobile hotel" service that uses RV-style trailers or something? Like, when there's some kind of event that produces massive demand for hotels in a particular spot, they just start hauling trailers into place. In cases where people lose their homes, they might be able to arrange for a longer-run stay.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

A train of barracks-style sleeping cars might make sense for efficient deployment.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s easier to move the people away. The infrastructure needed to have a mobile housing would be incredibly costly, especially to maintain it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If the people continue to be employed in the area -- and in some disasters, they might not -- putting them somewhere a long ways away may not be an option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Moving apartments into areas surrounding evacuation zones seems like a good way to cause traffic and logistical issues.

If it’s so bad that they don’t have shelter within a reasonable area you start airdropping tents into nearby stadiums.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Let’s hope they let them leave w/o cancellation fees

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

Any sports stadiums doing the same thing?