OPERATIONS STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (SEOC)
OVERVIEW State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Purpose, and OPCONs Composition & Duties SEOC Information and Tasking Flow
SEOC PURPOSE Multi Agency Coordination Center Counties State Federal Planning/ Situation Awareness = Information Logistics = Requests = Resource Taskings
OPERATING CONDITIONS (OPCON) 5 Day to Day Operations (routine) 4 Possibility of Emergency/Disaster Developing 3 Disaster or Emergency Likely/Imminent 2 Disaster or Emergency Almost Certain 1 Disaster or Emergency in Effect
Disaster Response Governor and Executive Group State Emergency Operations Center SEOC training.fema.gov Local EOCs & First Responders State Agency Crisis Management Centers & Regional Offices
SEOC COMPOSITION Modified ICS Structure (Multi Agency Coordination Center) Planning Section Plans Unit (Planners, Wx, Documentation) Logistics Section Service Branch Commo/ SWP, IT, WebEOC/Palmetto, Facility, GIS Support Branch Supply Unit, EMAC, Transportation Contract Rep, Resource Unit Operations Section Ops Officers (Ops Chief + Action Officer) Situation Unit (EMD, SC AirGd, Volunteers X 7) Regional Emergency Managers (REMs X 12) Emergency Support Functions (ESFs 1-19, 24) Administration/ Finance Section
Operations & Response Overview Coordinates the needs of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Deploys tactical operations in response to an emergency Assists in stabilizing situations in the immediate aftermath Runs the State Warning Point 24/7/365 Activates when an emergency outgrows the capabilities of local jurisdictions Serves as intermediary between county and federal responses
Selected Special Teams: DHEC WMD Response Team County Animal Response Team (CART) DHEC Mobile Medical Facility Incident Management Team (IMT) Regional Type III Team Incident Management Team (IMT) State Type II Team Regional Medical Assistance Team (RMAT) SC HART SC Division of Technology Operations (SC/DTO) Communications Firefighter Mobilization SC Task Force One (TF-1) SCNG 43 rd Civil Support Team (CST) SLED WMD Team
SEOC Operations Overview Disburses information to coordinating agencies Establishes response priorities Assists with establishing operational periods Conducts shift briefings to relay information
Operations Situation Unit Maintains contact and shares information with county EOC and REMs Collects information for briefings, reports and displays Assists with action implementation
REM Program Mission The mission of the Regional Emergency Management Program is to represent the state emergency management program at the local level, enabling effective preparation for, efficient response during emergencies and recovery from disasters in order to save lives, reduce human suffering and property loss.
REM Program Responsibilities Maintain the capability to respond when called, including after-hours. Serve as primary LNO to SEOC during County emergency response operations and disasters. Assist the Recovery Section as the SCEMD representative in the field during the initial phase of recovery operations. Daily, serve as conduits of information to and from the counties (the SCEMD POC). Assist Counties on the implementation of training and exercise development programs (HSEEP) and evaluation.
Regional Emergency Managers (REMs) REMS are responsible for coordination and SCEMD support to counties and local emergency managers. Deploy to impacted areas during an emergency Relay information to SEOC
SCEMD Regional EM Program REMs Oconee 1 - Scot Yarbrough (REM, R1A) Elizabeth Price (REC, R1B) OCONEE VC Summer 3 - Bethany Morton (REM, R3A) Vacant (REC, R3B) PICKENS 1 ANDERSON GREENVILLE ABBEVILLE McCORMICK 12 managers, 6 regions Working directly with counties Field based Deployable statewide SPARTANBURG 2UNION LAURENS GREENWOOD EDGEFIELD Vogtle/SRS CHEROKEE NEWBERRY SALUDA AIKEN 6 - Gretchen Birt (REM, R6A) Larry Rocky Tucker (REC, R6B) 2 - Jim Moore (REM, R2A) Emily Fish (REC, 2RB) YORK CHESTER LEXINGTON BARNWELL FAIRFIELD 3 ALLENDALE HAMPTON RICHLAND ORANGEBURG BAMBERG 6 JASPER Catawba LANCASTER CALHOUN KERSHAW SUMTER DORCHESTER COLLETON BEAUFORT CHESTERFIELD LEE CLARENDON MARLBORO DARLINGTON 4 FLORENCE BERKELEY CHARLESTON WILLIAMSBURG DILLON MARION GEORGETOWN HORRY 5 - Brandon Ellis (REM, R5A) Ben Almquist (REC, R5B) 4 - Jim Grant (REM, R4A) Greg Haselden (REC, R4B) Robinson
Oconee = Inland REM Manager = Inland REM Coordinator = Coastal REM Coordinator = Coastal REM Manager Pickens Anderson Abbeville Full Coastal REM Deployment Pre-landfall Laurens Edgefield Cherokee Union Newberry Saluda Aiken York Chester Fairfield Lexington Barnwell Bamberg Lancaster Richland Calhoun Kershaw Orangeburg R6B R3B Jasper R3A Beaufort Chesterfield Lee Sumter Spartanburg Allendale Colleton Hampton R1A R1B Darlington Berkeley Charleston Florence Clarendon Williamsburg R5B R2B Dillon Marion R4B Georgetown R2A Horry R4A R5A R6A
Oconee R1A = Inland REM Manager = Inland REM Coordinator = Coastal REM Coordinator = Coastal REM Manager Pickens R1B Anderson R6A Abbeville R3A Laurens R3B R6B R2A Edgefield Cherokee Union Newberry Saluda Aiken York R2B Chester R5B Fairfield R5A Lexington Barnwell Bamberg Lancaster Richland R4B Calhoun Kershaw Orangeburg R4A Chesterfield Lee Sumter Allendale Colleton Hampton Darlington Berkeley Florence Clarendon Williamsburg Dillon Marion Georgetown Horry Full Upstate REM Deployment Winter Storm Spartanburg Jasper Beaufort Charleston
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