FEMA is already there, as they always are after a natural disaster. In his first formal remarks since the storm’s landfall as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday, Biden called Helene a “catastrophic” and “history-making storm.” He said he has directed federal agencies “to provide every available resource as fast as possible to … communities to rescue, recover and begin rebuilding.”
The scale of Helene’s destruction and the urgency with which federal agencies are hoping to respond is mounting new pressure on Congress to approve billions of dollars in disaster relief money, days after lawmakers left for their preelection recess without appropriating any new disaster dollars.Biden mulls calling Congress back to pass disaster funds - E&E News by POLITICO
Personally…I think Biden should call em back. IMO this is precisely reason for federal government. Not banning gas stoves and IC vehicles or spending money for Ukraine.