FEMA Who? (Update)

As a resident of Kentucky, I am wondering who or what this FEMA thing (person?) is. I have heard quite a lot about the FEMA, but I have yet to see one. 

You see, our house has not had heat in about a week or two, (we're back up now thanks to our own $630, but it might explain the lapses in publishing here...) and our wood supply for the fireplace is sparse at best. My family has been understandably distracted from the goings-on in the world, but we have heard tell of some kind of entity that could help folks like little-old-us. Trouble is, we can't find it. Like it up and skipped town or some such gol-darn thing!

Yessirreebob! We sure could use some of that help that them folks down Loo-see-ana way got when that big-ol' Katrina hit 'em. Yup. That'd be mighty fine and dandy.

Oh...

Wait...

We're a...

Red State full of White Redneck Voters.

24 dead, 700K without power, and three more inches today...

UPDATE

We are now expecting 4-8 inches by midnight.

H/T: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Enquirer