Greenville County Emergency Management

APPROACH OF WINDY, DRY WEATHER BRINGS ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE

South Carolina Forestry Commission officials are cautioning the public to be especially vigilant against wildfire as a strong cold front moves across the state today, bringing with it higher winds and even drier air.

READ THE FULL RELEASE:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Advisory-ElevatedFireDanger20231031.pdf

Come see us at South Greenville Fire District Open House next Friday!

🚨🚨 We are officially one week away from Open House. We hope you have made plans to come join us. Here are just a few vendors we will have:

One Eyed Donkey food truck, Med-Trans One, Mike Livesay - State Farm Insurance, Lowe's Home Improvement, The Home Depot, Greenville County EMS, Greenville County Emergency Management and Woodmont High School drumline.

We have tons of fun and learning opportunities planned so please come join us! Don’t forget to like and share the last reel to see the Deputy Fire Marshal get dunked!! 🚨🚨

Update 10/26/2023: the in-person sessions for this class have been postponed to Spring 2024.

Registration is open for our Fall 2023 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training class!

The classroom portion is done online followed by two in-person sessions. This training is free to those who live, work or worship in Greenville County.

https://gceoc.com/teams/cert/

A reminder about the nationwide emergency alert test on Wednesday, October 4th at 2:20PM.

This Wednesday at 2:20PM ⬇️

IMPORTANT: On Wednesday, Oct. 4th at 2:20 p.m. ET, there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs.

This is a standard test that occurs at least once every three years. No action is needed.

Info & FAQs: fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/national-test-2023

An emergency exercise involving law enforcement, fire, EMS and our County Emergency Response Team is currently underway at the Old County Square building. Those in the immediate area may see emergency vehicles and hear loud noises. This is just a drill.

Emergency exercises are important so that all responding agencies can practice together what they would do in a real world scenario to include collaboration, communication and coordination.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of east central Greenville County until 4:30PM Tuesday.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of southern Greenville County until 4:30PM Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our annual Get Ready Greenville County community disaster preparedness event last Sunday (9/3)! A big thank you to all the agencies and organizations who took time out of their holiday weekend and to The Greenville Drive for hosting us on Field Street before the game!

September is National Preparedness Month. Our Get Ready Greenville County event was created in 2018 to help our community learn about the hazards we face, how to prepare for them, and meet those who have a role in disaster response, preparedness and recovery in our community.

Not sure where to start developing your emergency plan or kit? Download the SC Emergency Manager App! It’s free in the App Store and on Google Play.

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sc-emergency-manager/id1378105431?mt=8

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scemd.app

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of southern Greenville County until 9:00PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for northern Greenville County until 4:30PM.

Join us on Field Street this afternoon before The Greenville Drive take on the Brooklyn Cyclones! Get Ready Greenville County is a community disaster preparedness event held annually in conjunction with National Preparedness Month. Come meet first responders and other organizations that have a role in disaster preparedness and recovery, check out equipment, and learn how to build you family emergency plan!

A look at the latest forecast for Hurricane Idalia and the impacts here.

⚾️ THIS SUNDAY ⚾️

Join us on Field Street before The Greenville Drive game on Sunday, September 3rd from 4-7PM for our annual Get Ready Greenville County disaster preparedness event!

First responding agencies and organizations that assist in disaster response will be there to help you and your family prepare for emergencies!

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for east central Greenville County until 1:00AM.

A Heat Advisory has been issued for much of Greenville County from 12PM until 8PM due to high heat and high humidity.

Hot conditions are expected across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this afternoon. Heat Index values of 100 to 105 will be common east of the mountains, with more widespread 105 values in northeast Georgia and the western Upstate of SC.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for northwestern Greenville County until 3:45PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for northwestern Greenville County until 3:00PM.

A look at the training our response teams are participating in this week!

Emergency agencies across the state train with SC Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team Several Emergency Response teams have partnered up with the South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team as they prepare for real world emergencies.

We along with several first responding agencies in Greenville County are participating in this training this week!

You may see or hear helicopters near Persimmon Ridge on Wednesday and River Oaks Retreat on Thursday. This is a part of our annual training with SC-HART.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for northern Greenville County until 9:00PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for northeastern Greenville County until 5:00PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for most of Greenville County until 7:15PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of southern Greenville County until 6:30PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for most of Greenville County until 6:15PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WATCH⚠️ has been issued for Greenville County until 8:00PM Saturday. This means severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging winds and large hail.

Save the Date: Sunday, September 3rd

We’re teaming up withThe Greenville Drive for our annual Get Ready Greenville County community disaster preparedness event!

Join us on Field Street before the game on Sunday, September 3rd to meet first responders, see their equipment, and learn how to prepare for disasters and emergencies!

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of southeastern Greenville County until 9:15AM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of east central Greenville County until 5:45PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of northern and western Greenville County until 5:45PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of west central Greenville County until 5:15PM.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of southern Greenville County until 5:45PM. 70mph winds are possible with this storm.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of east central Greenville County until 5:15PM. 80mph winds are possible with this storm.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of central Greenville County until 5:15PM. 70mph winds are possible with this storm.

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of north central Greenville County until 4:45PM

⚠️Severe Thunderstorm WARNING⚠️ has been issued for portions of northwestern Greenville County until 4:30PM.