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Today marks the start of the 2026 Recognized Educational Partner cycle of the Committee of Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC). If you are a current partner and interested in retaining your status, please click below to follow the required steps by Friday, January 30.
Current Partner*
*Is your organization eligible for a waiver? Click here.
If you do not renew by the deadline above, your organizatil will be removed as a C-TECC partner until the required information is received. Removed partners are no longer authorized to utilize C-TECC materials in their trainings nor display the partner logo on their materials.
Thank you for your support to the Committee and for continuously teaching TECC according to the Principles of Guidelines Education. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Committee.
If you are not a current partner but interested in becoming one, please visit our How to Apply webpage and follow the guidance there. New partners have different submission requirements than current ones.
It is with great honor to annouce that Geoff Shapiro, a founder of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) and past chair, has been awarded the 2025 Dr. Scott B. Frame Service Award by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) at the 2025 World Trauma Symposium earlier this week.
This award is bestowed on individuals who, through their actions, demonstrate their commitment to improving access to high quality trauma care. NAEMT recognizes and applauds Geoff's commitment to civilian tactical trauma care for EMS clinicians. As a founder of C-TECC, Geoff has dedicated himself to building and strengthening the very foundation on which our work rests. His leadership, vision, and unwavering dedication to improving Tactical Emergency Casualty Care have had a profoundly positive impact not only on C-TECC but also on the broader EMS and public safety community.
Please join the Committee in congratulating Geoff on this extraordinary and well-deserved recognition.
December 2025 C-TECC Meeting
Please mark your calendars -- The December 2025 C-TECC Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 4 in New Orleans, LA.
Additional logistical details will be distributed soon, including the meeting start and end time. An agenda for this meeting is also in the works and will be distributed once finalized.
In the meantime, please submit presentation/speaker ideas as well as your RSVP below.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
RSVP
For more information, please visit -- https://www.c-tecc.org/our-work/meetings.
Executive Committee
- Past Chair: Geoff Shapiro (Director, EMS & Operational Medicine Training, The George Washington University)
- C-TECC Co-Chair: Allen Yee, MD, FACEP, FAAEM (Chesterfield County VA Fire and EMS)
- Vice Chair: Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD (Medical Command Authority, Special Emergency Response Teams, Rochester (MN) Fire Department; Medical Director, Rochester (MN) Police Department; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic)
May 2025 C-TECC Meeting
The May 2025 C-TECC Meeting is being held on Monday, May 5 from 12pm to 5pm (ET) at the Raleigh Convention Center, Ballroom A in conjunction with SOMA 2025. An agenda is available below, times and topics are subject to change.
AGENDA
Virtual Participation
If you are interested in participating virtually, but have not yet provided your details, please click on the link below to provide your name and email address by Sunday, May 4. Virtual participation details will be distributed on the morning of Monday, May 5 prior to the start of the meeting. Note: This information will not be posted publicly, therefore you must submit your details in order to receive the virtual information.
May 2025 C-TECC Meeting
Please mark your calendars -- The May 2025 C-TECC Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 5 at SOMA (Special Operations Medical Association®) 2025 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC.
Additional logistical details will be distributed soon, including the meeting start and end time. An agenda for this meeting is also in the works and will be distributed once finalized.
In the meantime, please submit presentation/speaker ideas as well as your RSVP below.
CALL FOR SPEAKERS
RSVP
These updated documents can always be accessed on the Guidance webpage located under Our Work in the top menu. Our most up-to-date TECC Guidelines documents are housed on the right-hand side of this page.
The TECC for CBRN document is currently being updated and will be released soon. Please check back here for updates.
The deadline for current Recognized Educational Partners to renew is just over TWO WEEKS away on Friday, January 31. After the deadline, any current partners who have not submitted the required information (organizational information, content license agreement, and annual training report) and paid the annual royalty fee will be removed until these requirements are received. If your organization has not taken steps to renew yet, please do so by clicking the link below:
Renew Recognized Educational Partner Status
Please note, the C-TECC Finance Committee, with the approval of the Board of Directors, has increased the annual royalty fee to $125 for the 2025 cycle year. This increase is due to the lack of royalty fee in the 2024 cycle year due to the change in renewal period to reflect the calendar year as well as to assist the Committee in funding continued work on a variety of strategic planning initiatives. Waivers are still available to eligible organizations with exemption from the royalty fee, if approved.
Thank you for your support to the Committee and for continuously teaching TECC according to the Principles of Guidelines Education. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Committee.
If you are not a current partner but interested in becoming one, please visit our How to Apply webpage and follow the guidance there. New partners have different submission requirements than current ones.
The Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) offers its congratulations to Dr. Frank Butler, Jr. for his receipt of the prestigious Presidential Citizens Medal. This award is one of the highest honors a civilian can receive and recognizes Dr. Butler’s extraordinary contributions to battlefield trauma care and his enduring impact on both military and civilian medicine. Dr. Butler was a key advocate for the formation of C-TECC as the civilian counterpart to the Department of Defense CoTCCC and remained an important mentor to the organization as the C-TECC built what is now the civilian standard in high threat casualty care.
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for Active Bystanders
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for BLS/ALS Clinicians
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) for First Responders with Duty to Act
These updated documents can always be accessed on the Guidance webpage located under Our Work in the top menu. Our most up-to-date TECC Guidelines documents are housed on the right-hand side of this page.
The TECC for Pediatric Care and TECC for CBRN documents are also being updated and will be released soon. Please check back here for updates.