More specifically, states lead the responses to disaster and FEMA comes in at the request of the state if the state's resources are overwhelmed. Or at least that's how it was supposed to work. Increasingly, however, it seems that States are asking for help in more and more incidents that states themselves should be prepared to handle. like snowstorms in the Northeast. So we have an increasing reliance on the federal government. (01:00–01:07)
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Asserts that states are increasingly relying on federal assistance for incidents they should manage.
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