During a Community Health Fair the Disaster Medical Assistance Team

During a community health fair the disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) informs participants that every community must be ready to provide disaster care. A participant asks, "In a disaster, the local community cannot possibly be effective, so why not have a plan to call federal agencies immediately to provide relief?" The correct response by the DMAT is:

A) "Unless known terrorist activities involving mass destruction occur, the federal government does not become involved."
B) "The community is essentially the 'first responder' to any disaster."
C) "The preparedness phase of a disaster is the responsibility of the community, the relief response phase is assigned to state agencies, and the recovery phase is the responsibility of federal agencies."
D) "Unless local health care facilities are incapacitated, state and federal agencies will withhold assistance."