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The Emergency Management section is the emergency planning branch for McCormick County. This section is responsible for the County’s All-Hazard Comprehensive Emergency Plan and Local Mitigation Strategy. It also coordinates the activation of the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC is where representatives of local government and private sector agencies convene during disasters to provide resources in support of emergency responders to potential hazards in the County.
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McCormick County utilizes the 4 phases of emergency management to prepare for and respond to disasters affecting our citizens and infrastructure:
Mitigation activities
May prevent the occurrence of an emergency, reduce the community’s vulnerability, and/or minimize the adverse impact of disasters or emergencies. A preventable measure, for instance, is to enforce local building codes to minimize such situations.
McCormick County has the following plans in place:
· McCormick County Hazard Mitigation and Risk Assessment Plan 6/30/2006
· McCormick County Emergency Operations Plan 6/30/2006
· McCormick County Hazardous Weather Plan 6/30/2006
· Logistic Plan 6/30/2006
· Pandemic Flu Plan 8/2006
Preparedness activities
Exist prior to an emergency to support and enhance disaster response. Planning, training, exercises, community awareness, and education are among such activities.
The County meets this phase in the following ways:
· Consolidating EMS, EMA, Dispatch and fire support. Ordinance 02-09, 4/17/2003
· Supporting the volunteer fire departments in training
· On-going training for Emergency Medical Technicians
· Annual disaster response drills
· Implementation of Enhanced 911, Projected 11/2006
· Equipment purchases
· Public Information Education and Resources (PIER)
Response activities
Address the immediate and short-term effects of an emergency or disaster. This helps to reduce casualties, damage, and speed recovery. Response activities include direction and coordination, warning, evacuation, life safety issues, rescue and recovery.
McCormick County commits all assets of the county for emergency response and emergency recovery of infrastructure
Recovery activities
Involve restoring the community to a normal state. Short-term recovery includes damage assessment and the return of vital functions to minimum operating standards, such as utilities and emergency services. Long-term recovery activities may continue for years, when rebuilding and re-locating due to damaged property.
The most important factor of emergency management is individual business and family preparedness.
Please visit the following sites to prepare a “home or business” emergency plan.
Links to Help You Develop Business and Family Emergency Plans:
Other Websites Associated with Emergency Management in South Carolina:
South Carolina Emergency Management
Division
Department of Homeland Security
SLED
South Carolina Fire Academy
South Carolina Hazard Mapping Interface
