"The Red Cross are not first responders"
Yes they are - they offer first aid, food, water, shelter ,and common injections
"First Responder" is a technical term. The Red Cross is NOT a First Responder organization.
Kinda sux to find out you don't know what you're talking about isn't it?
So do the Girl Scouts and they're not first responders either.
Let's suppose for a minute the Red Cross is all gung-ho to crash an unknown situation.
By what authority does FEMA have to NOT let them into an area? I can see local police, fire, Nat'l Guard having jurisdiction. But FEMA?