Do they not know what the agency was intended for?
The key word is federal, not state, geniuses.
Victory, I think you included the word planning. Doesn’t that suggest that it’s only a planing agency, and not a response team? Nevertheless I’ll give you the best answer but only because you pointed that out.
FEMA
Agency of the US government tasked with Disaster Mitigation, preparedness, Response and Recovery planning.
FEMA History
The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional Act of 1803. This act, generally considered the first piece of disaster legislation, provided assistance to a New Hampshire town following an extensive fire. In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.