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Official urges FEMA to prioritize local control and immediate response after disasters
Summary
A senior administration official at a Nashville news event said FEMA should support state and local disaster response rather than lead it, cited recent Texas response as a model of quicker federal support, and said the federal role should be to supply resources requested by local and state officials.
At a press event at Nashville International Airport, a senior administration official criticized prior federal disaster responses and said Federal Emergency Management Agency roles should emphasize support for state and local officials rather than federal control.
"All emergencies and disasters should be executed by local officials," the official said, adding that the state should manage the disaster response and the federal…
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