Answer: (B)
Under the Stafford Act, the President may designate an incident as either an "emergency" or a "major disaster."
Explanation:
The Stafford Act allows the President to classify an incident that has occurred, or is about to occur, as either a "major disaster" or an "emergency".
This only occurs if the state in which the incident happens is not capable of handling the incident on its own.
After such a declaration, the Federal government can then render assistance to those affected in form of disaster relief materials or funds.
