A day of #preparation and #training comes to an end as rain and wind begins in #Summerville. As these guys bed down early tonight, they are prepared to respond when #Dorian passes. #swiftwater #flooding #rescue #HurricaneDorian

We are ready! Are you?? Our new Emergency Operations Center officially opened today. Thank you to SC Emergency Management Division Director Kim Stenson and our partners who joined us this morning to see the new facility and continue preparing the response to emergencies in #PickensCountySC. #EOC #teamwork

Overturned 18 wheeler - Hwy 123 into Easley from Greenville is closed. Hwy 153 onto 123 towards Easley is also closed. Fuel and oil leak controlled by HazMat crews. No injuries.

Thank you @JasonWISTV and WIS News 10 for covering the anniversary of the 2016 Pinnacle Mountain Fire. We’ve come a long way since this incident and the wildland fire trailer is a great example of relationships. #teamwork SC State Fire Marshal

Three years ago today, we responded to a Wildland Fire on Pinnacle Mountain. Little did we all know, we wouldn’t leave until 28 days later. The 2016 Pinnacle Mountain Fire response tested capabilities of not only Pickens County but many surrounding counties and state agencies.

Thanks to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, PCEMS, Liberty Area Fire District, Easley Fire Dept, Central Fire Department, @SCDPS_PIO, SC Transport Police and SCDHEC is now SC DPH and SCDES for all of your help today. #emergencymanagement #fireservice #hazmat #pickenscountysc

Emergencies don’t take holidays off, so please remember to be extra careful during the holidays! #sctweets #PickensCountySC

Merry Christmas to everyone! Remember those working today on shift. Stay Safe! 🎄 🎁

One picture says it all. #Snow on the ground with an unstable #bridge due to #flooding and #swiftwater. Unfortunately, it looks like more #rain on the way for next week. #AlwaysReady #PickensCountySC #scwx #sctweets

Just before 4am on Sun, Mar 22, 2020 crews responded to rescue a woman who fell 75ft from the top of Laurel Fork Falls near Lake Jocassee. Steep terrain prevented crews from extricating the patient by ground, so assistance from #SCHART was requested. SC State Fire SC National Guard

Crews are out assisting residents with emergencies during the storm. Please stay at home, road conditions are impassible in many areas due to trees and power lines down.

Governor Gov. Henry McMaster has proclaimed August 2025 as Emergency Management Awareness Month in South Carolina. This recognizes the vital work of emergency managers who help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. #EMAwarenessMonth

Introducing the @IAEM National Emergency Management Awareness Month! 🦺⚠️ Throughout the month, #TeamIEM is joining to highlight #EmergencyManagement & the professionals dedicated to preparing, protecting, & strengthening their communities. 💪 🔗 iaem.org/KnowYourEM

Locally heavy rainfall will continue this morning, tapering off to showers this PM. Isolated flash flooding is possible, mainly southeast of I-85. Otherwise, the unseasonably cool air remains locked in, with high temps 10-15 degrees below normal expected for much of the area.

Emergency Management personnel are continually monitoring Tropical storm ERIN for any updates to it projected path and will pass along updates as they come it.

Here’s a look inside the Pickens County Emergency Operations Center and brief description on what takes place. facebook.com/share/v/1Jbpef…

Hurricane Erin remains out in the Atlantic, bringing high surf, dangerous rip currents, beach erosion, and possible coastal flooding at high tide along South Carolina’s coast. Learn more about rip current safety: weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

Here the latest Update from the NHC on Hurricane Erin. PCEM continues to monitor this storm for any changes that would affect our area.

2 weather items to keep on your "Radar". First, a few storms may become strong enough to produce damaging winds on Thursday. Second, there are 2 tropical systems, and 1 has the potential to impact our area later in the week. Keep abreast of the latest forecasts. #ncwx #scwx #gawx

8 am EDT - Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with a tropical wave #94L located near Hispaniola and eastern Cuba. This low is expected to become a tropical depression near the central and northwest Bahamas over the weekend. Heavy