Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency logo (2003-2016)
Agency overview
Preceding agency	Office of Civil Defense
Jurisdiction	State of Tennessee
Headquarters	3041 Sidco Dr. Nashville, TN 37204-1502
Motto	"Failure is Not an Option"
Employees	107 (2017)
Annual budget	$13,177,000 (2012)
Agency executive	Patrick C. Sheehan, TEMA Director
Parent department	Tennessee Military Department

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is an agency of Tennessee government tasked with preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters across the state of Tennessee. The agency is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] 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.