The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Training Program aims to facilitate a continuous professional development cycle for all state emergency management professionals. This ongoing process aims to equip individuals with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) to effectively prepare for, mitigate, respond to, manage, and recover from disasters or emergencies that may impact the […]
The Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) is a statewide radio communications system available to all state and local first responders allowing them to communicate seamlessly over a non-proprietary radio platform. This allows responders immediate and uninhibited communications across jurisdictional boundaries for daily operations and in disaster situations.
The purpose of this program is to encourage process improvements in the field of criminal investigations, to enhance the effectiveness of enforcement activities, and to create new and innovative approaches to criminal investigations. Projects funded under the program include, but are not limited to, creating new multi-jurisdictional task forces for investigation, advances in crime analysis, […]
911 training initiatives delivered by the Tennessee Emergency Communication Board (TECB) ensure emergency communications district (ECD) and public safety answering point (PSAP) leadership and telecommunicators have the knowledge, skills and abilities required to improve emergency response outcomes. These training opportunities are made available through both Virtual Academy online training program and in-person classroom offerings.
The Insurance Education and Outreach programs provide materials to the public that cover an array of insurance and insurance related issues, disaster assistance, and referrals to special programs. These materials include printed brochures, informational calendars, and internet resources like web articles, newsletters, and presentations, and also in-person visits to meet with Tennessee citizens.
