Yup, emphasis on the words FEDERAL RESPONSE. Which by federal law (not to mention the Constitution itself) means nothing within the confines of a sovereign state untill/unless the chief executive of the state requests it. It also doesn't mean DHS is responsible for the STATE RESPONSE or the CITY RESPONSE or the PARISH RESPONSE.
OOPS...sorry...don't know how the hell my post ended up on this thread.
Sorry...AM please ditch it.