FEMA Reverses Policy The Federal Emergency Management Agency today reversed a policy of prohibiting firearm possession in emergency evacuee trailer parks and other temporary housing provided by the agency. The issue came to the nation’s attention on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer when the opening of a “FEMA village” in Baker, La., following Hurricane Katrina was aired. The Second Amendment Foundation complained to FEMA officials, which led to a review by the agency’s legal counsel, who recommended the reversal.