Your article was interesting to read. In my experience, which is still growing, whenever state of federal assets come in to aid the local government, they are usually roadblocked because the local agencies have a chip on their shoulders. So state or federal assets are in place and wanting to help, but local officials either won't communicate or actively undermine the efforts. The local populace sees this confusion and usually end up blaming the outside agencies for the problems created by their own local ones. So while we teach and try and practice "all disasters are local", then assets respond when requested, the local agencies are usually the ones not playing well with others.
Your article was interesting to read. In my experience, which is still growing, whenever state of federal assets come in to aid the local government, they are usually roadblocked because the local agencies have a chip on their shoulders. So state or federal assets are in place and wanting to help, but local officials either won't communicate or actively undermine the efforts. The local populace sees this confusion and usually end up blaming the outside agencies for the problems created by their own local ones. So while we teach and try and practice "all disasters are local", then assets respond when requested, the local agencies are usually the ones not playing well with others.