Georgia TERT

Official Page of the Georgia Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team

A Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) is composed of professional public safety emergency communications personnel supported by a cadre of logistical and administrative staff designed to provide support to emergency communications and/or public safety answering points during or after a disaster or other events.

04/22/2026

At this time, all positions are filled. But please continue to standby, as the fire conditions in South Georgia are moving at a rapid pace! Thank you all for your support!

GA TERT Activation

Under Governor Kemp’s State of Emergency for the South Georgia wildfires, Brantley County, Georgia is requesting TERT resources. The timeframe is tomorrow (April 22) at 18:00 through this Sunday (April 26) at 18:00.

If interested and available, please contact me at [email protected], or Amanda Maddox at [email protected]

03/12/2026

WE ARE MOVING!!! In partnership with RapidSOS and IamResponding (IAR), the Georgia TERT program will begin using the IAR platform for member management and alert notifications. If you are a current Georgia TERT member, please email myself or Amanda Maddox and provide us with your certifications. Unfortunately we are unable to access the old platform to retrieve those, so we are asking for your help with making this transition as smooth as possible.
If you would like to join GATERT, you may visit our website at gatert.org, or email me or Amanda for directions on how to become a member.
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12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! We hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday. Thank you to all of our public safety members that are still working today to keep us safe!

10/14/2024

Amazing work by all! Much needed pick me ups, hydration, caffeine and energy

10/06/2024

Georgia TERT arrived in Asheville, NC on Thursday, October 3, for a 14 day deployment to assist the Buncombe County 911 Center. The destruction of this town is overwhelming and unbelievably sad. We are working in conjunction with other TERT teams from Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Virginia. Please continue to keep the resident of Asheville in your thoughts and prayers, as well as the first responders that are working tirelessly to help them. ♥️🙏🏼

Many thanks to our agencies that sent members: Baldwin County 911, Cobb County 911, Glynn County 911, Henry County 911

09/26/2024

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves through the Gulf Coast. Helene is forecast to rapidly strengthen and could hit the Florida Big Bend on Thursday evening as a Category 4 storm, producing “catastrophic” winds of up to 156 mph. More than 40 million people in Florida, Georgia and Alabama are under hurricane and tropical storm warnings.

Members of the Georgia Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (GA-TERT) are hereby placed in “PRE-ALERT” status and should begin to consider their availability for possible deployment. In the event a request for assistance is received, we will quickly notify members and attempt to meet the needs of the request. This pre-alert status is for Georgia, not for out of state at this time.

It is imperative that all credentialed team members login to the GA TERT portal (www.gatert.org) to confirm the data in their profile, including contact and salary information. Members are also encouraged to view the pre-deployment checklist and familiarize themselves with the program guidelines.

As a reminder, all requests for a GA-TERT deployment must come through the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority at the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and be closely coordinated with local government and PSAPs.

Emergency Telecommunicators who wish to join the GA-TERT in anticipation of this storm should review the requirements and submit their application as soon as possible at https://gatert.org/join-georgia-tert/.

08/05/2024

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen into a high-end Category 1 Hurricane before making landfall midday Monday. Debby has slowed down and is expected to slow down even further as it moves across Southeast Georgia, posing an extended heavy rain threat for Southeast Georgia into the coming week.

Members of the Georgia Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (GA-TERT) are hereby placed in “PRE-ALERT” status and should begin to consider their availability for possible deployment. In the event a request for assistance is received, we will quickly notify members and attempt to meet the needs of the request.
It is imperative that all credentialed team members login to the GA TERT portal (www.gatert.org) to confirm the data in their profile, including contact and salary information. Members are also encouraged to view the pre-deployment checklist and familiarize themselves with the program guidelines.

Emergency Telecommunicators who wish to join the GA-TERT in anticipation of this storm should review the requirements and submit their application as soon as possible at https://gatert.org/join-georgia-tert/.

11/26/2023

Georgia TERT has received an in-state request from Dawson County E-911 for a team of three (3) personnel to assist in their center while staff attend the funeral services of a long-time co-worker. Cherokee County E-911 is in the process of rostering TERT members to fulfill the request.

We are so thankful for Cherokee County E 9-1-1, Georgia and our participating agencies and partners. Please keep the Dawson County E-911 family in your thoughts and prayers.

08/29/2023

Idalia is currently a Category 1 hurricane. Idalia is now forecast to make landfall along the Florida Big Bend tomorrow morning as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane. The brunt of Georgia impacts are still expected in South-Central and Southeast Georgia. It will begin to rapidly weaken as it moves inland but should still be a Category 1 hurricane as it moves into far southen Georgia by midday Wednesday.

Members of the Georgia Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (GA-TERT) are hereby placed in “PRE-ALERT” status and should begin to consider their availability for possible deployment. In the event a request for assistance is received, we will quickly notify members and attempt to meet the needs of the request.
It is imperative that all credentialed team members login to the GA TERT portal (www.gatert.org) to confirm the data in their profile, including contact and salary information. Members are also encouraged to view the pre-deployment checklist and familiarize themselves with the program guidelines.

Emergency Telecommunicators who wish to join the GA-TERT in anticipation of this storm should review the requirements and submit their application as soon as possible at https://gatert.org/join-georgia-tert/.

11/03/2022

We are very proud of Baldwin County’s 911 Director Mandy Ptak! Her expertise and knowledge in her field is superior. Mandy’s dedication to helping not only us, but other states in crisis, is unmatched. Thanks for all you do!

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164 Erwin Hills Rd
Asheville, NC
28806

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http://www.gatert.org/

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