The City of Memphis is dedicated to providing its citizens with access to important information that would prove useful in an emergency situation. In light of recent events, it is important now more than ever for the City and citizens to be prepared and educated on emergency procedures. There are a number of government and private organizations that provide emergency services, including the Memphis/Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
The Memphis/Shelby County Emergency Management Agency assists local, state and federal agencies with response for major fires, hazardous material incidents, evacuations and any other emergency or disaster operation that requires a multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional response.
EMA has a National Weather Service satellite link and is responsible for activating the tornado sirens for Memphis, Millington, Lakeland, and the unincorporated areas of Shelby County.
Other duties that are handled by their Emergency Technicians are dispatching for Housing and Community Development, Code Enforcement Officers, after-hours dispatching for Traffic Signal Maintenance, Animal Shelter, monitoring Flood Control alarms and the Sexual Assault Resource Center.
The Memphis/Shelby County Emergency Management Agency's website contains further information and can be found at
www.mscema.org.
Emergency LinksDisaster Kit InformationAn emergency can occur at any time and any place. When it does, you may not have much time to react, so preparation is a must! To help local residents prepare for emergency situations, the Memphis/Shelby County Emergency Management Agency has put together some important information in its Disaster Kit. Here you will find information on seeking shelter, evacuation procedures, checklists for first aid and emergency readiness car kits and more.
For more information, please visit the
Disaster Kit Information page on the EMA's website.
R.A.C.E.S.The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (R.A.C.E.S.) is a highly-trained volunteer communications group that assists the Memphis/Shelby County Emergency Management Agency. R.A.C.E.S. provides a pool of emergency personnel that can be called on to help with auxiliary communications during local, regional, or national emergency/disaster events such as severe weather, aircraft disasters, earthquakes and others.
To learn more about R.A.C.E.S., please visit the
local R.A.C.E.S. site.
In our efforts to provide Memphians with all of the important resources they need, the City of Memphis has gathered a list of important local and national website links related to emergency links.
Local Links
National Links