exceeds all of their resources,
they request National Guard
assistance, and mutual aid
partners in neighboring
states, and federal agencies.
The military doesn’t step
in and take over the
situation. They are there
to help aid and assist the
first responders and other
agencies already in place,
said Damren, who lives in
Belgrade.
“The Adjutant General, who
manages both us and the
Maine National Guard, has
said from the very beginning,
that all disasters start local.
So this military takeover
would never happen. What
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