The South Carolina Emergency Operations Center is now fully activated at Operational Condition 3.
At 8:00 a.m. Sunday the South Carolina Emergency Management Division increased operations to OPCON 3.
OPCON 3 status means that agencies are preparing for the possibility of a large-scale disaster or emergency situation as we all monitor.
On Thursday, SCEMD released an update to the SC Emergency Manager mobile app that “includes additional information for residents to build a personal emergency plan and the ability to report damage to state and local agencies,” according to the release. This app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
At 2 p.m. on Friday, SCEMD increased operations to Condition 4.
“OPCON 4 is the second lowest response level above normal, day-to-day activities,” the release states. “Emergency managers make initial preparations for the possibility of any hazardous situations” and select personnel from the division’s Operations and Preparedness sections continue to monitor the storm from the State Emergency Operations Center in West Columbia.
The 2018 SC Hurricane Guide is available in English and Spanish at SCEMD’s website.
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