Mission Statement

The Talladega County Emergency Management Agency (TCEMA) will be responsible for coordinating the emergency management activities of county and city governments as it relates to the safety of the citizens of the county. This will be accomplished through training of all responders in Talladega County, by acquiring needed resources for response efforts through grants and other funding opportunities, and by exercising a mutual aid system throughout the county among the different municipalities and their responding agencies.

Vision Statement

To be one of the best, if not the best, Emergency Management Agencies in the State of Alabama through training, exercising, and increased relationships with all those that are relied upon in emergency response.

The Talladega County Emergency Management Agency (TCEMA) is responsible for coordinating the emergency management activities of county and city government. Authority is derived from Executive Order Number 14, 1971 and Act 47, "The Emergency Management Act of 1955, Chapter 9, Title 31, Code of Alabama 1975".

The TCEMA is tasked with the following:

Director of TCEMA
Act 47 mandates that the Talladega County Emergency Management Agency be established and that a Director carry out the program for emergency management within the county. The agency works with city governments to create and operate local emergency management plans. Through this arrangement, county disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery actions are coordinated.

County Emergency Operations Plans
TCEMA is responsible for developing and continually updating plans which detail disaster response policy and operating procedures for state government.

Talladega County Emergency Operations Center (TCEOC)
Upon the occurrence of a disaster, TCEMA establishes a TCEOC through which control and coordination of county disaster response is accomplished. Applicable county agencies direct resources from this center.

Emergency Management Funds
TCEMA administers and allocates available federal and state funding to local governments. Grants are provided to support local emergency management programs to include staff, equipment and services.

Emergency Planning
TCEMA provides planning assistance to local jurisdictions and county agencies to cover all hazards.

Training. TCEMA provides training courses in comprehensive emergency response to county and city governments and to interested parties with a role in emergency management or response.

Exercising of Plans
TCEMA assists local agencies in developing scenarios and conducting exercises to test emergency operations plans and operational capability.

Radiological Planning, Training and Equipment
TCEMA assists jurisdictions in radiological response planning. Radiological response training is offered for both war and peacetime radiological hazards.

Hazard Mitigation
TCEMA makes recommendations to local jurisdictions on mitigation activities to eliminate or reduce loss of life and property for specific types of hazards.

Public Information
TCEMA maintains a variety of public information materials for distribution and use including video tapes and films on a variety of Emergency Management topics. The Agency is involved in and promotes special public awareness campaigns such as severe weather preparedness week. In addition, guidance is available on public information dissemination during disasters.

Federal Program Emphasis
TCEMA implements various programs initiated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Corps of Engineers, TVA and other national agencies. Such programs incorporate the use of hazard analysis, capability assessment and long-range planning to improve all hazard disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation capability.