If FEMA didn't exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

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2025-02-10

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Xie, Ming. "If FEMA Didn't Exist, Could States Handle the Disaster Response Alone?" The Conversation, February 10, 2025. http://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758.

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FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left to build its own expensive response capabilities.