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Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency logo (2003-2016)
Agency overview
Preceding agency
  • Office of Civil Defense
JurisdictionState of Tennessee
Headquarters3041 Sidco Dr.
Nashville, TN 37204-1502
Motto"Failure is Not an Option"
Employees140 (FY2025)
Annual budget$21,844,600 (FY25)
Agency executive
  • Patrick C. Sheehan, TEMA Director
Parent departmentTennessee Military Department

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is an agency of Tennessee government tasked with coordinating the state government's preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and man-made disasters across the state of Tennessee. The agency is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee,[1] with four regional offices in Jackson, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga.[2] TEMA is a component of the Tennessee Military Department, along with the Tennessee National Guard (Tennessee Army National Guard and Tennessee Air National Guard) and the Tennessee State Guard.

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Official Website. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (December 5, 2024). "Regional Offices". Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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