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Tennessee has been awarded $7 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and build a more resilient state.

Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) are recognizing September 2024 as National Preparedness Month with a special emphasis on enhancing emergency preparedness for the deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and low vision communities.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has deployed two Type II Swiftwater Rescue Teams to South Carolina as Tropical Storm Debby continues to move east, with recordsetting rain and flooding expected for the coastal region.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) deployed the Type I Swiftwater component of Tennessee Task Force 2 (TNTF2) and a Type IV EMAC A-Team to Florida ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone Four, which is expected to bring heavy rainfall and cause significant flooding throughout the state.

Today, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) announced the introduction of the Tabletop Exercise Scenario Training (T.E.S.T.) Program with an initial focus on school safety.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has deployed two Type III swiftwater rescue teams to New Mexico amid flash floods following devastating wildfires that have burned more than 25,000 acres in the state resulting in burn scars.

In February 2024, Maury County participated in an All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) exercise in collaboration with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), the City of Columbia, and multiple statewide and local partners focusing on tornado response and recovery. This proactive initiative aimed to bolster the team and county’s preparedness and response capabilities ahead of the tornado season.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced the approval of his request for a Major Disaster Declaration making the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program available to 12 Tennessee counties to rebuild, repair, and restore facilities and services impacted by the May 8-9, 2024, severe weather, tornadoes, and flooding.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Joe Biden for Tennessee counties that were impacted by the severe weather and tornadoes on May 8-9, 2024.

As Tennesseans continue to show their resilience and resolve as they rebuild after the tornadoes of May 8, 2024, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) remind consumers to learn more about flood insurance as part of their emergency preparedness plans.

Several rounds of significant severe weather impacted Tennessee on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At this time, affected counties include Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Warren, Weakley, and Wilson counties. TEMA has deployed personnel at the request of the counties and is coordinating with local officials to assess damages and ensure life-safety needs are met. The National Weather Service (NWS) continues to survey the impacted areas for potential tornadoes. NWS has confirmed an EF-2 in Giles County, an EF-3 tornado in Maury County, an EF-1 in Robertson County, and an EF-0 in Rutherford County.

Several rounds of significant severe weather impacted Tennessee on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At this time, affected counties include Cheatham, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Rutherford, Smith, Warren, and Wilson counties. TEMA has deployed personnel at the request of the counties and is coordinating with local officials to assess damages and ensure life safety needs are met. The National Weather Service is surveying potential tornado locations.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and National Weather Service (NWS) are partnering to encourage Tennesseans to prepare ahead of spring severe weather threats.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to provide financial assistance to the State of Tennessee, local and Indian tribal governments, and private nonprofit organizations under major disaster declaration FEMA-4751-DR-TN. This notice applies to Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207 (Stafford Act). This public notice concerns activities which may affect historic properties, activities located in or affecting wetland areas and the 100-year floodplain, and activities which may involve critical actions within the 500-year floodplain. Such activities may adversely affect the historic property, floodplain, or wetland, or may result in continuing vulnerability to flood damage.