Ron DeSantis, for his part, has thanked the Biden administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its quick response to his state’s needs.

“I made it clear to the governor and the mayors that the federal government is ready to help in every single way possible,” Biden said.

DeSantis, for his part, has thanked the Biden administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its quick response to his state’s needs.

The administration has 1,300 federal response workers on the ground, pre-staged 110,000 gallons of fuel and 18,000 pounds of propane, moved in generators and has 300 ambulances in the state working alongside local officials.

The federal government is also staging 3.7 million meals and 3.5 million liters of water in Alabama.

“It’s my sense the administration wants to help,” DeSantis said Tuesday night on Fox News.

When a condo building in Surfside collapsed last year, killing 98 people, the president traveled to Florida and was met with praise from DeSantis during a visit where the two men sat side-by-side at a briefing.

DeSantis is a likely 2024 challenger to Biden, though he has repeatedly said he’s focusing on his upcoming reelection when asked if he’s running for president.

Biden placed his hand on DeSantis’ arm, and the Republican governor praised the cooperation at the local, state and federal level, saying that “you guys have not only been supportive at the federal level, but we’ve had no bureaucracy.”.

Federal and state coordination is vital for crisis management of government resources.

“So everybody’s got to get along,” Frazier said, calling the cooperation between DeSantis and Biden so far “admirable.”.

He was also under the microscope for his coordination with then-President Barack Obama, whose administration coordinated with the state through three storms.

Scott, now a Republican senator and a top Biden administration critic, has already spoken positively about the federal response to Hurricane Ian, particularly the efforts of FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell.

Speaking about natural disaster response on MSNBC in 2017, Christie recounted speaking with Obama at the time, and how the president wanted to visit New Jersey but didn’t want it to be awkward politically for the Republican governor

Christie also said Obama’s visit helped solidify the relationship between his cabinet and the federal government, which he saw as key for ongoing recovery efforts

Even more so than the emergency response, that post-storm period Christie referred to will be a greater challenge for Biden and DeSantis, said Michael Chertoff, who was Homeland Security secretary when Hurricane Katrina struck

Long-term recovery in a state takes persistence at all levels of government, he said, and both leaders need to cooperate until the job is done