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= Lacy E. Suiter = {{Infobox officeholder
 * name       = Lacy E. Suiter
 * image      = Lacy E. Suiter, official FEMA photo portrait.jpg
 * office     = Associate Executive Director for Response and Recovery of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
 * death_date = August 8, 2006
 * death_place = Washington, D.C.

Lacy E. Suiter (born 1936) is a former director of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), during the tenure of U.S. President Bill Clinton was a Associate Executive Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) serving under James Lee Witt and is often credited with raising the agency’s esprit, professionalism and ability to respond to disasters.

The State of Tennessee's first civilian emergency manager.
Although Tennessee had not been quick to adopt the "emergency management" moniker, the recent disasters changed the pace, and the organization was officially changed to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Also in 1984, TEMA got its first civilian director. The appointment of Lacy Suiter marked not only the first time a civilian headed the agency, but he also became the first internal employee to head the agency. Mr. Suiter started with TCDA in the 1960s as an Operations Officer, and rose through the ranks to be appointed by Governor Lamar Alexander as the head of TEMA. Mr. Suiter would go on to serve three governors (from both parties), and then became an Executive Associate Director of Response and Recovery at FEMA, following President Clinton's appointment of James Lee Witt as the Director of FEMA. Many of the concepts developed in Tennessee eventually developed into the National Incident Management System (NIMS) through Suiter’s influence.

America's Finest...Leading the Way...
Mr. Suiter lead by inspiring and bringing out the best in his agency. He often used this phrase to close his sessions...You are "...America's Finest, Leading the Way."

An Enduring Legacy
Mr. Suiter left an indelible mark on all those he worked with and indeed shaped the entire profession of emergency management. In recognition for those contributions and the nature of his service, the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) created the Lacy E. Suiter Distinguished Service in Emergency Management Award in his honor.

https://www.chds.us/c/item/588?pr&id=3143

https://www.hsaj.org/articles/160

https://www.hsaj.org/articles/161

https://www.nemaweb.org/index.php/about/distinguished-service-award

https://www.tncounties.org/EMAT/About%20EMAT/History_of_EMAT/EMAT/History_of_EMAT.aspx?hkey=4be9c46e-866c-4634-8ee6-d8e2fdb45cc2

https://eva.fing.edu.uy/pluginfile.php/25729/mod_resource/content/0/Introduction_to_Emergency_Management_Haddow_Bullock.pdf

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/111591453/

http://transweb.sjsu.edu/MTIportal/research/publications/documents/COOP%20COG%20I_Vince_022410.pdf

https://calhoun.nps.edu/bitstream/handle/10945/49815/HSAJ_2006-10.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y