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2023-02-20 13:54:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71A8D089BB7143D7CFA04A0D7EEF5C32B3B2901386875FDE172BA7A711F2ADB9
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This is misleading. FEMA has been coordinating with the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. A joint statement was published after several news reports said that FEMA had "turned down" DeWine's request for federal disaster assistance. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/02/17/ohio-train-derailment-fema/ https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230218/joint-statement-ohio-governor-dewine-and-fema-regional-administrator-sivak https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/17/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-deploys-additional-federal-resources-to-east-palestine-ohio/
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