State of Emergency allows the state to move funds in case of an emergency, not necessarily confirming Fema being in charge. Like everytime there is a big snow storm they will declare a "state of emergency " and people freak out and buy all the bread and milk even if nothing happens... it is just to make sure they can allocate funds to the right departments. But, yes, we do know FEMA is there so we can only hope for the best until it is confirmed.