Tidewater EMS Council

Serving southeastern Virginia by coordinating the Emergency Medical Services for the region, Tidewater EMS Council plays an important role in ensuring that the highest levels of care, training and support are provided. Building and sustaining relationships with other healthcare partners and agencies in the area and around the state is integral to the contributions TEMS makes to the EMS system.

OUR MISSION: To reduce death and disability by facilitating regional cooperation, planning and implementation of an integrated emergency medical services delivery system.

Tidewater EMS Council is a non-profit organization which was established in 1974 supporting the EMS system in the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach and Accomack, Isle of Wight, Northampton and Southampton counties.