Ohio train derailment: FEMA to deploy team to East Palestine 2 weeks after disaster
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying federal assistance to Ohio's village of East Palestine following the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment.
In a joint statement on Friday, the governor and FEMA Regional Administrator Thomas Sivak said FEMA and Ohio had been in "constant contact" regarding emergency operations in the community. Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News and Fox Business Digital.
"U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA have been working together since day one," they said. "Tomorrow, FEMA will supplement federal efforts by deploying a Senior Response Official along with a Regional Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) to support ongoing operations, including incident coordination and ongoing assessments of potential long term recovery needs."
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