!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([FEMA]) is an agency of the [United States Department of Homeland Security] whose primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the [United States] and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. The governor of the state in which the disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request from the [president|President of the United States of America] that [FEMA] and the federal government respond to the disaster. The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset—

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* [#2] - [Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency|Wikipedia:Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-07-13