Civil authorities have much of the defense well in-hand. No, that does not mean they're sitting on a hair-trigger. It means they have the capability to deploy services where needed. Regions lacking the sophistication required to effectively respond to terrorist activity (i.e., disaster relief in the form of anti-toxins and comfort/shelter during catastrophic attacks) will need more military assistance than those with high reaction/support potential.

Now, if you want, you can go on mixing the oranges and eggs and getting mush all you like, but the article is clearing speaking of assistance to existing community reaction forces.

Dan