Gov. Mike DeWine: FEMA Is Unlikely To Come To East Palestine

DEWINE Now I know ░░░░░░░░ has been a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions about FEMA and ░░░░░░░░ in FEMA for aid ░░░░░░░░ this point based on ░░░░░░░░ FEMA has told us ░░░░░░░░ continues to tell us ░░░░░░░░ chief of staff talked ░░░░░░░░ them again this morning ░░░░░░░░ do not qualify for ░░░░░░░░ Although FEMA is synonymous ░░░░░░░░ disaster support they are ░░░░░░░░ typically involved with disasters ░░░░░░░░ there is tremendous home ░░░░░░░░ property damage tornadoes flooding ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ not expect that FEMA ░░░░░░░░ come to East Palestine ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ in the future if ░░░░░░░░ the future FEMA is ░░░░░░░░ needed we want to ░░░░░░░░ our rights to be ░░░░░░░░ to ask them for ░░░░░░░░ So to make sure ░░░░░░░░ FEMA is ever needed ░░░░░░░░ the future to help ░░░░░░░░ in regard to this ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ file a document with ░░░░░░░░ to preserve our rights ░░░░░░░░ case we need their ░░░░░░░░ in the future We ░░░░░░░░ that the railroad should ░░░░░░░░ to pay And we ░░░░░░░░ going to insist that ░░░░░░░░ pay whatever damages have ░░░░░░░░ caused the railroad is ░░░░░░░░ for those damages We ░░░░░░░░ filing this paper with ░░░░░░░░ just in case in ░░░░░░░░ future we need that ░░░░░░░░ s say for example ░░░░░░░░ railroad stops paying for ░░░░░░░░ reason we re still ░░░░░░░░ to go after the ░░░░░░░░ but we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that there will ░░░░░░░░ support for people if ░░░░░░░░ support does in fact ░░░░░░░░ from the railroad.”