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FEMA: Secondary Responsibility For Disaster Response
Primary responsibility for disaster response rests with state and local governments; the federal role supplements that of the states and localities. Currently, when a disaster overwhelms state and local communities, FEMA coordinates the responses of 26 federal agencies and the Red Cross. A Federal Response Plan assigns each agency a lead or support role in carrying out 12 enumerated emergency support functions.
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