How did the local government respond to the oklahoma city bombing

One of the things I learned was that the Federal Building was not the intended target of McVeigh. When McVeigh and Nichols scouted the site, they chose the Federal Courthouse across from the Federal Building. However, when they arrived to place the truck bomb, street work was being conducted in front of the courthouse so the truck could not park there. The Federal Building then became a target.

read https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/hazardous-materials/article/20997241/response-to-oklahoma-city-bombing

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.