No, not even that. If for some reason we couldn't restore power after a natural disaster, FEMA couldn't so much as set a pole. They can essentially pay to have it done, but it's not something they can do themselves.
It might come as a surprise to someone who doesn't work in utilities, but unless a utility is government owned, as is found in some municipalities, government doesn't restore power. This is the case for a lot of things, and if you check, I think you'll find it's the same in Canada, too. I suspect that in Canada, not everything is done by the government, just like in the US.
I get the impression that you're fortunate enough never to have been in a natural disaster in general or a natural disaster in a rural area in particular. It's good if you've never had to go through it, but once you've seen one, you have a better idea of what happens. In the rural areas here, the first thing that happen is your neighbors help. First responders arrive and are usually followed by utilities and road crews. For big natural disasters, the National Guard shows up. FEMA is among the last.
So, what about this spill? Honestly, I haven't had to clean one up. For transformer oil, that's done by the utility. I don't know how it's handled for a wreck, only that soil contaminated by so much as diesel has to be removed. Beyond that, I don't know.
