Regional Emergency Management

The mission of the regional emergency management program is to represent the state emergency management program at the local level, enabling effective preparation for, and efficient response to, emergencies and disasters in order to save lives, reduce human suffering and reduce property loss.  The REM staff coordinate with county emergency management personnel on plan enhancement, training, exercise development and evaluation.  The REM staff also ensures stakeholders are aware of current programs, training, exercise and grant opportunities available to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of programs.  They assist ensure programs are developed to include the concepts of the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System.  REMs also develop capability assessments for county use in identifying shortfalls and coordinate plans for improvement.  In concert with local officials, REMs develop training specific to county emergency management personnel on crisis management software such as WebEOC.  REMs coordinate the implementation of various recovery programs; to include damage assessment team workshops and seminars.  Our REMs will act as the state's link between county emergency managers during actual emergencies and serves as a liaison to the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). 

Emergency Management Planning Regions in South Carolina

 EM Region 1

(Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Anderson, Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefield counties)
Adam Williams, Manager
Scot Yarbrough, Coordinator

EM Region 2

(Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster, Laurens, Spartanburg, Union and York counties)
Jim Moore, Manager
Russell Feaster, Coordinator

EM Region 3

(Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda counties)
Jeff Piccione, Manager
Nicholas Thorpe, Coordinator

EM Region 4

(Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Lee, Marlboro, Marion counties)
Jim Grant, Manager
VACANT, Coordinator

EM Region 5

(Berkeley, Charleston, Claredon, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg, Sumter, Williamsburg counties)
Bethany Sandefur, Manager
VACANT, Coordinator

EM Region 6

(Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton Jasper counties)
VACANT, Manager
Carl Alston, Coordinator

This page was last updated January 18, 2012