Who is the person responsible for directing federal disaster assistance following a presidential declaration?

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

ANSWER: FCO

Although FEMA is a controlling arm, according to page 6-6, chapter 6 of recovery of IS-1, the individual is the Federal Coordinating Officer named by FEMA. Think it through, would the director of FEMA direct all assitance for every declared disaster? No! They would put someone in charge for the particular disaster.