An Introduction to the
Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Plan
Prepared By
Emergency Management
Session
Overview
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Introductions
Exercise
EOP
4 Phases of Emergency Management
Responsibilities
Emergency Support Functions
Format of ESFs
Review of Selected ESFs
Questions and Comments
Exercise
What % of time is…
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Legal Basis
– Spartanburg County Ordinance #333
– Emergency Management Director is
hereby designated and appointed as
Chief Executive Officer of
Spartanburg County Council, and
other municipalities which shall adopt
this Ordinance, for the purpose of
preparing for and executing all duties
and functions specified in all acts of
the General Assembly relating to Civil
Defense and Disaster Preparedness.
Purpose
To establish policies and
procedures which will
– assure the maximum and most
effective utilization of all resources
in the county
– minimize the loss of life and/or
injury to the population, and
– protect and conserve the resources
and facilities in Spartanburg
County during emergencies
resulting from natural disasters or
man-induced technological hazards.
Scope
This plan
– establishes the policies and procedures by
which the County will coordinate
response to disasters impacting
Spartanburg County and its citizens.
– describes how the County will mobilize
resources and conduct activities to guide
and support local government efforts
through preparedness, response, recovery,
and mitigation planning.
Scope
(Continued)
This plan
– utilizes the Emergency Support Function
(ESF) concept to marshal and apply
resources and describes the
responsibilities of county and state
agencies in executing effective response
and recovery operations.
Mission
County government has a five-fold
mission:
1) To warn of impending danger;
2) When required, support local response
agencies with timely, effective
deployment of resources;
3) Through the public information
process, keep affected residents
informed about the situation and how
they can protect themselves;
Mission
(Continued)
County government has a five-fold
mission (continued):
4) Coordinate and direct restoration and
recovery operations when local
government resources are exhausted;
and
5) Assess local needs and coordinate
support from the State of South
Carolina and the federal government
as necessary and appropriate.
Our Goal
– Minimize damage, injury, and loss
of life resulting from any type
disaster
– Provide for the continuity of
government and
– Provide for damage assessment and
survey of damage, private and
public, resulting from such
emergency.
1st Phase of
Emergency
Management
Mitigation
– Activities that either prevent the
occurrence of an emergency or
reduce the community’s vulnerability
in ways that minimize the adverse
impact of a disaster or emergency.
2nd Phase of
Emergency
Management
Preparedness
– Activities, programs and systems that
exist prior to an emergency and are used
to support and enhance response to an
emergency or disaster.
– Planning, training and exercising are
among the activities conducted under this
phase.
3rd Phase of
Emergency
Management
Response
– Activities and programs designed to
address the immediate and shortterm effects of the onset of an
emergency or disaster
– Helps to reduce additional casualties
and damage and to speed recovery
– Activities include warning, direction
and control, evacuation, and other
similar operations.
4th Phase of
Emergency
Management
Recovery
– Returning systems to pre-disaster
conditions.
– Short-term recovery actions are taken to
assess the damage and return vital lifesupport systems to minimum operating
standards
– Long-term recovery actions may be
continued for years.
Responsibilities
• Spartanburg County
Government
• State Government
• Federal Government
• Other Supporting
Organizations
Organization &
Assignment of
Responsibilities
Spartanburg County Government
– The governing body of Spartanburg
County shall operate in accordance with
Regulation 58-1, Local Emergency
Preparedness Standards, the Emergency
Operating Plan (EOP) and Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs).
– Spartanburg County shall be prepared to
implement the EOP when an emergency
occurs or at the direction of the Director of
South Carolina Emergency Management
Division (SCEMD), or upon a declaration
of a State of Emergency by the Governor.
Organization &
Assignment of
Responsibilities
State Government
– State agencies will support
county emergency operations
only after all local resources have
been expended and/or are clearly
inadequate to cope with effects of
the disaster.
– State support will be provided on
a mission-type basis, as deemed
appropriate by the Governor and
as provided for in the South
Carolina Emergency Operations
Plan.
Organization &
Assignment of
Responsibilities
Local Government
1) The Spartanburg County governing body
shall operate in accordance with Regulation
58-1, local emergency planning standards,
the respective emergency plans (EOPs) and
Standard operating procedures.
2) Spartanburg County shall be prepared to
implement the EOP when an emergency
occurs or at the direction of the Director of
South Carolina Emergency Management
Division (SCEMD), or upon a declaration of
a State of Emergency by the Governor.
Organization &
Assignment of
Responsibilities
Local Government (continued)
3) Spartanburg County will use all
municipal resources to protect against
and respond to an emergency or
threatening situation to include
activating pre-established mutual aid
agreements.
4) When municipal governments
determine that municipal resources are
not adequate, additional resources
may be requested through the County
Emergency Preparedness Department
or the County EOC.
Organization &
Assignment of
Responsibilities
Local Government (continued)
5) When the Spartanburg County Emergency
Preparedness Department determines that
county resources are not adequate,
assistance is requested, by the
Spartanburg County Office of Emergency
Management, from the SCEMD or, if
activated, the SEOC.
6) Spartanburg County will establish and
maintain journals, records and reporting
capabilities in accordance with state and
federal laws and regulations.
Response
County/Municipal Response
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Municipal units of
government call upon their
county government or other
municipality, in coordination
with the county, for assistance
during events in which their
own capabilities are
overwhelmed.
The county will provide
assistance to municipalities
and turn to mutual aid or state
assistance when local
capabilities are overwhelmed.
Response
Local State Of Emergency
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As county operations
progress, the county may
declare a local state of
emergency implementing
local emergency
authorities.
Emergency
Operating Center
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The Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Center shall be maintained in
operational readiness by the Office of
Emergency Management.
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The Spartanburg County EOC serves as the
central clearinghouse for information
collection and coordinating response and
recovery resources within the county,
including those municipalities within the
county.
Emergency
Operating Center
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The EOC will be activated and
staffed at the direction of the Office
of Emergency Management
Director or Assistant Director.
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The primary agency designated for
a particular ESF has the
responsibility to ensure supporting
agencies are informed and their
actions coordinated.
Emergency
Operating Center
Activation levels utilized by
the Spartanburg County EOC
are:
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Full – All ESFs will be
activated. Activation will occur
at OPCON 1 and 2 and may
occur at OPCON 3.
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Limited – Selected ESFs will be
activated. Activation will
normally occur at OPCON 3, but
could occur at OPCON 4.
OPCON Levels Of
Readiness
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Day-to-day operations to include normal
training and exercises.
Possibility of an emergency or disaster
situation that may require partial or full
activation of the Emergency Operating Center
(EOC).
Disaster or emergency situation likely or
imminent. Full or partial activation of the
EOC; activate the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Plan.
Disaster or emergency situation in effect;
maximum preparedness level; full activation of
the EOC.
Disaster or emergency situation in effect; fullfledge emergency response operations ongoing
highest level of emergency operations.
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
ESF 1
Transportation
Services
Transportation
Services
ESF 2
Communicatio
n
Spartanburg County
Communications
Warning
Spartanburg County
Communications
Public Works/
Engineering
Spartanburg County
Roads and
Bridges/Municipality
Public Works
ESF 2.1
ESF 3
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
ESF 4
Firefighting
Spartanburg Public Safety
Department, Municipal Fire
Departments, Spartanburg
County Fire Marshall
ESF 5
Information and
Planning
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency Management
ESF 6
Mass
Care/Emergency
Welfare Services
Department of Social
Services
ESF 7
Resource Support
Spartanburg County
Purchasing/Finance
Departments
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
ESF 8
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
Medical
Services
Spartanburg County
Emergency Medical
Services
ESF 8.1
Emergency
Medical Service
(Ambulance)
Spartanburg County
Emergency Medical
Services (Ambulance)
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Spartanburg County
Emergency Medical
Services
ESF 8.3
Emergency
Mortuary
Service
Spartanburg County
Coroner
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
ESF 10
Hazardous
Materials
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency
Management
(Hazardous Materials
Response Team)
ESF 12
Energy
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency
Management
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Spartanburg County
Sheriff’s Office/ Municipal
Police Departments
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
ESF 16
Spartanburg
County
Emergency
Management
Department
Spartanburg County
Office of Emergency
Management
ESF 17
Animal
Emergency
Response
Spartanburg County
Animal Emergency
Response Committee
ESF 18
Special Needs
Spartanburg County
Office of Emergency
Management
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
ESF 19
Damage
Assessment
Spartanburg County
Assessor’s Office
ESF 20
Special Medical
Needs/Mental
Health
Spartanburg County
Area Mental Health
ESF 21
Disaster
Recovery
Spartanburg County
Office of Emergency
Management
ESF 22
Debris
Management
Spartanburg County
Public Works
Emergency
Support Functions
ESF #
TITLE
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Local Hazard Mitigation
Team
ESF 24
Evacuation
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency
Management
ESF 25
Specific Impact
Hazards Terrorism
Law Enforcement
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency
Management
ESF 27
War
Spartanburg County Office
of Emergency
Management
Format of ESFs
• Purpose
• Definitions
• Organization
• Situation
• Mission
– Execution
 Concept of
Operations
 Tasks
– Administration & Logistics
– Direction & Control
ESF 1
Transportation Services
Purpose
– To provide for the coordination and use
of all county, public, private, and
volunteer transportation resources
within Spartanburg County during a
disaster situation.
ESF 1
Transportation Services
Situation
– Priority will be given to students
provided school is in session, in
accordance with the emergency plans
of each County School District until
all students have been transported to
their destination.
– Transportation service will be
provided for the timely evacuation of
persons from any area of the county
that has been affected by a disaster or
that is considered a threat to life.
ESF 1
Transportation Services
Situation (continued)
– All available resources will be used to
provide transportation for non-ambulatory
patients, lame, and institutionalized
persons and those persons who do not
have private means of transportation.
– Vehicles of the county, public, private,
and volunteer organizations will be used
to the maximum extent possible.
– Ambulance requirements for hospitals
and nursing homes will be coordinated
through Emergency Medical Service. See
ESF 8.
ESF 1
Transportation Services
Mission
– To provide a well-organized
transportation organization within the
county capable of supplying the
necessary transportation requirements
needed for the evacuation of people
during a disaster or impending disaster.
ESF 1
Transportation Services
Concept of Operations
1) Transportation operations will be
controlled from the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
2) The Transportation Service Coordinator
will coordinate all transportation
requirements during a disaster period.
3) State and Federal support will be
committed, as available, on a mission type
basis upon request to the State. Requests
for use of additional transportation
resources will be made through the County
EOC.
ESF 1
Transportation
Services
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The Transportation Coordinator will
activate all county, public, private,
and volunteer transportation
organizations as required during a
disaster period.
ESF 2
Communications
Purpose
– To provide for the coordination and
use of all available means of
communications during emergencies
resulting from natural disasters or
technological hazards.
ESF 2
Communications
Situation
• Communications requirements
are basically the same in all
emergencies.
• A disaster could tax the
capability and resources of the
county's communications
systems.
ESF 2
Communications
Mission
– To provide and coordinate
communications support available for
direction and control during any
emergency situation within
Spartanburg County.
ESF 2
Communications
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and
coordinated from the Spartanburg
Communications/ 911 Department or the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC),
located at the Spartanburg County
Judicial Center.
2) The Communications/911 Director has
overall responsibility for the coordination
of communication activities during a
disaster situation.
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The Communications Officer will be responsible
for establishing and maintaining the Spartanburg
County emergency radio net(s) to include
communications with municipalities and adjacent
counties.
ESF 2
Communications
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The Communications Coordinators of the
various municipalities will develop and
maintain all communication activities in
their respective jurisdictions.
4) The primary means of communications
will be by telephone and radio.
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Telephone and radio communications are available
between the EOC or the Communications/911
Department and all local and supporting agencies
with emergency assignments during a disaster, to
include shelters when opened.
Communications between the County EOC and
State EOC/FEOC will be via the SC EPD LGR Net.
ESF 2
Communications
Concept of Operations
(continued)
5) Operators from each agency of
local government will operate
their own radio systems.
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Back-up communications support
will normally be by RACES and
other Amateur and Citizens Band
groups.
6) Shelters will use telephone for
primary communications and/or a
reliable 2-way radio system for
secondary or backup
communications if available.
ESF 2
Communications
Concept of Operations
(continued)
7) The Communications Service will
use a standard message form for
recording all messages sent from
and received at the County EOC.
8) All written messages will be
processed through the Message
Center for IN/OUT logging
process, then routed to the
ACTION addressee by the most
effective means according to
assigned precedence.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Purpose
– To provide a system capable of receiving
information relative to an impending natural
disaster or technological hazard and
disseminating this information to designated
county and municipal officials and to the
residents of Spartanburg County.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Situation
• In every type of natural or technological
disaster situation, the warning system
would follow the same procedure.
• The initial warning would enter the
system from the County Warning Point
and would be disseminated over every
means available to alert government
officials, departments, agencies, and
residents of an impending disaster.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Mission
– To provide a well organized warning service
capable of receiving, documenting, analyzing, and
disseminating warning information to the populace
in the shortest period of time, and to alert key
government officials.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Concept of Operations
1) Warning information will be received
at the county warning point by means
of:
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State Warning Point (SLED, Teletype, and
NAWAS).
State Alternate Warning Point (SLED,
Teletype, Telephone, NAWAS).
Other state government agencies having
access to county government.
Local governmental agencies.
Non-governmental agencies having access
to county government.
General public.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Each municipal agency having an
assigned Emergency Preparedness
responsibility will have, in addition, a
warning responsibility to alert the
population of pending disasters by any
means available, including house to
house contact.
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Special attention will be given to develop a
flood warning system for those areas subject
to frequent flooding.
ESF 2.1
Warning
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) County Warning Point
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The Communications/911 Department is the
county primary point for receipt and
dissemination of attack warning, natural disaster
warning and other emergency information.
The County Warning Points operate 24 hours.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Purpose
– To provide for the coordination and use of Road
Maintenance personnel and resources to effect
emergency restoration of essential public
buildings, highway facilities, and utilities
damaged or destroyed resulting from a natural
disaster or technological hazard.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Situation
– Spartanburg County is subject to natural
disasters or technological hazards that
could result in the need for the restoration
of damaged or destroyed essential facilities
and utilities.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Mission
– To provide a well organized and equipped
Road Maintenance Service to effectively
support the needs of Spartanburg County
during any disaster or emergency.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and coordinated from
the Spartanburg County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC).
2) The Coordinator of Road Maintenance Service
has the overall responsibility for mission
assignments and coordination of the available
engineering and construction resources within
the county.
3) Each municipality director of utilities is
primarily responsible for engineering operations
within the limits of the municipality.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The combined municipalities
engineering resources and those
within the county are available to the
Coordinator of Road Maintenance
Service.
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They become an integral part of the
Public Works Service resources available
for employment in the public interest,
with due regard to local needs.
5) State forces used in support of this
Plan will be committed on a mission
type basis.
ESF 3
Engineering & Road
Maintenance
Concept of Operations (continued)
6) South Carolina Department of
Transportation is responsible for the
restoration and repair of state
maintained roads and bridges.
7) County Engineering and Road
Maintenance Service resources, when
available, will support the South
Carolina Department of Transportation
operations.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Purpose
– To provide for the coordination and use
of all fire fighting organizations,
personnel, and equipment in
Spartanburg County during a disaster
situation.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Situation
– Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that could result in a need
for increased Fire Service
operations which greatly affect the
public health and result in a large
number of deaths and/or injuries
and damage.
– While Spartanburg County has the
capability and adequate resources
to meet routine Fire Service needs,
during a disaster problems are
multiplied and more complex.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Situation (continued)
– The Spartanburg County Hazardous
Materials Response Team shares the
responsibility of maintaining radiological
monitoring and decontamination
capability with fire services capable of
such activities.
– A disaster such as this could tax the
capability and resources of the County
Fire Service.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Mission
– To provide a well organized and equipped
fire fighting organization for fire
suppression; and if required, provide
radiological monitoring and
decontamination as well as rescue
operations during a disaster situation.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and
coordinated from the Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC).
2) Mission assignments are made by
the Spartanburg County Fire Service
Coordinator.
3) The Fire Chiefs of the various
organizations will direct emergency
fire fighting operations in their
respective areas.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The Spartanburg County Fire
Service Coordinator has overall
responsibility for the coordination
of fire fighting forces during
emergencies and providing decision
makers advise on the hazards
associated with hazardous
materials.
5) Radiological and decontamination
activities will be directed from the
Spartanburg County EOC.
ESF 4
Fire Service
Concept of Operations
(continued)
6) State forces used in support of
this Annex will be committed on
a mission type basis when
requested and in accordance with
the South Carolina Emergency
Operations Plan, February 1999,
as amended.
ESF 5
Information &
Planning
Purpose
– To provide for the preparation and
prompt dissemination of official
information, instructions, and
directions to the public prior to,
during, and after disasters.
ESF 5
Information &
Planning
Situation
– In all disaster situations, which
Spartanburg County is subject to, whether
natural, man-made, or major accident, the
public information function basically is
the same as that which is performed
routinely except that problems may be
multiplied and more complex.
– All information received before, during,
and after a disaster must be compiled,
evaluated, and disseminated with the
intent that the community survive and
recover from that disaster.
ESF 5
Information &
Planning
Mission
– To receive, evaluate, prepare, and
disseminate official emergency
information, instructions, and directions
to the population of Spartanburg County
prior to, during, and after a disaster
situation.
ESF 5
Information &
Planning
Concept of Operations
1) Official emergency information will be
released from the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
through the PIO to all appropriate news
media.
2) In the Spartanburg County EOC, the
PIO will coordinate with the appropriate
communications and news media
personnel to disseminate Emergency
Public Information (EPI) in a timely
manner.
ESF 5
Information &
Planning
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) All public information releases
containing an official statement from
the county government shall carry as
a final paragraph the sentence: “This
is an official notice to the public from
the Office of Emergency
Management.”
4) For major accidents and natural
disaster information, Station WSPA is
designated as the official EAS station
for Spartanburg County.
ESF 6
Mass Care
Purpose
– To organize within Spartanburg
County government the capability to
 meet basic human needs in a disaster
situation and
 outline responsibility and policy for
Mass Care operations before, during and
after a natural or man-made disaster.
ESF 6
Mass Care
Situation
– When emergencies/disasters cited in the
County Emergency Operation Plan occur,
centralized and coordinated Mass Care
Action will be required to control
response.
Assumptions
– Sufficient number of shelter spaces exist
in, or are available to, Spartanburg County;
and
– Sufficient food stocks exist in, or are
available to, Spartanburg County.
ESF 6
Mass Care
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Location of the Mass Care
Operations Center and Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC)
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Control of Mass Care operations will be
conducted from the Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) located in the
Judicial Building, 180 Magnolia Street,
Spartanburg, SC 29301, when conditions
warrant the activation of the EOC.
When lesser conditions prevail,
operations may be conducted from the
appropriate DSS Office within
Spartanburg County.
ESF 6
Mass Care
Concept of Operations
1) Implementation and Control
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On notification by the Director of the
Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management, or his
designee, the Coordinator of the
Spartanburg County Mass Care will
activate the County Mass Care Section
in the Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Center (EOC).
The Mass Care Coordinator or his
designee will make response decisions.
ESF 6
Mass Care
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Location of the Mass Care
Operations Center and Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC)
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Control of Mass Care operations will be
conducted from the Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) located in the
Judicial Building, 180 Magnolia Street,
Spartanburg, SC 29301, when conditions
warrant the activation of the EOC.
When lesser conditions prevail,
operations may be conducted from the
appropriate DSS Office within
Spartanburg County.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Purpose
– To provide for the coordination necessary
to assure effective supply and procurement
support of Spartanburg County emergency
operations during a disaster situation.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Situation
– Disasters (natural, man-made, or
major accident) may occur in
Spartanburg County at any time and
create varying degrees of damage,
human suffering, injury, death, and
destruction of property.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Mission
– To provide a trained emergency
supply and procurement
organization for the purchase,
supply, and delivery of those
commodities and services necessary
to meet the needs of Spartanburg
County during any disaster or
emergency.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Concept of Operations
1) The Supply and Procurement
Service of Spartanburg County is
under the office of the County
Administrator with the
Spartanburg County Purchasing
Director designated as Chief of
Supply and Procurement Services.
2) The County Purchasing Director
will plan, organize and maintain a
supply and procurement program
during a disaster period.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The County Purchasing Director, or his duly
authorized representative, will follow regular
supply and procurement procedures in carrying
out the responsibility assigned to the Supply
and Procurement Service of the county during
a disaster or emergency situation.
4) The County Purchasing Director has overall
responsibility for the coordination of all
personnel required in the procurement of
supplies during a disaster period.
ESF 7
Resource Support
Supply and
Procurement
Concept of Operations (continued)
5) In the event of a disaster, the Supply
and Procurement Service activities will
be controlled and coordinated from the
Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) located in the
basement of the Spartanburg County
Judicial Center at 180 Magnolia Street,
Spartanburg, S.C.
ESF 8
Medical Service
Purpose
– To provide emergency medical care
for the people of Spartanburg
County and
– To provide for the coordination and
use of all medical resources within
and/or made available to
Spartanburg County during
emergencies resulting from natural
disasters or technological hazards.
ESF 8
Medical Service
Situation
– In all types of disaster situations, the
functions of Medical Service agencies are
basically the same as those performed in
normal operations except that problems
are multiplied and more complex.
– While Spartanburg County has adequate
resources to meet routine medical
requirements, a disaster resulting in mass
casualties could tax these resources.
– The county must organize all existing
resources to provide coordinated medical
service during a disaster.
ESF 8
Medical Service
Mission
– To provide emergency medical
service during emergencies
resulting from natural disasters or
technological hazards.
ESF 8
Medical Service
Concept of Operations
– Upon notification that a disaster is
imminent, or has occurred, the MS
Coordinator will activate the
Spartanburg County Medical Service.
– MS operations will be coordinated from
the Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Center (EOC).
– The MS Coordinator will assign a
representative to the EOC to establish
liaison and coordinate requests for
support.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Purpose
- To provide for the coordination and use of
all ambulance stations, personnel, and
equipment in the county during a disaster
situation, and
- Employ ambulance assets of mutual aid,
State, and Federal resources, as requested.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that
 could result in the need for
increased ambulance service, and
 could greatly affect the public
health and result in a large number
of deaths and/or injuries.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Situation (continued)
- Additionally, the responsibility of
evaluating and reporting the casualty
situation to hospital authorities falls
within the functional area of the
Ambulance Service. A disaster such as
this could tax the capability and
resources of the Ambulance Service.
- While Spartanburg County has the
capability and adequate resources to
meet routine ambulance needs, during a
disaster problems are multiplied and
more complex.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Mission
- To provide a trained and wellequipped organization whose
duties are to
 locate
 provide basic and advanced life
support, and
 transport non-ambulatory patients to
hospitals or other designated health
care facilities.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and
coordinated from the Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC).
2) The Coordinator of Spartanburg
County EMS (Ambulance) has the
overall responsibility for mission
assignments and coordination of
ambulance resources during
disasters.
ESF 8.1
Emergency Medical
Service
(Ambulance)
Concept of Operations
(continued)
3) The Supervisor will direct all
operations. The Coordinator
of Spartanburg County EMS
(Ambulance) will make
Mission assignments.
4) Mutual Aid used in support of
this plan will be committed
on a mission type basis
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Purpose
- To provide for the coordination and
use of all the rescue organizations,
personnel, and equipment in the
county during a disaster situation and
employ rescue assets of mutual aid,
State, and Federal resources, as
required.
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to natural
disasters or technological hazards that
could result in a need for increased
rescue operations greatly affect the
public health and result in a large
number of deaths and/or injuries.
- While Spartanburg County has the
capability and adequate resources to
meet routine rescue needs, during a
disaster problems are multiplied and
more complex.
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Situation (continued)
- In addition, Spartanburg County
has the responsibility of
maintaining a radiological
monitoring and reporting capability.
- A disaster such as this could tax the
capability and resources of the
rescue squads of the County.
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Mission
- To provide a trained and well-equipped
organization whose duties are
- to locate, remove, or release persons
trapped under debris;
- to administer first aid;
- to transport litter and non-ambulatory
patients to hospitals or other designated
health care facilities;
- to recover bodies; and
- to maintain a radiological monitoring
and reporting team.
ESF 8.2
Rescue Service
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and
coordinated from the Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations Center
(EOC).
2) Spartanburg County Emergency
Medical Service representative is
designated as Coordinator of the
County Rescue Service.
3) The Spartanburg County Emergency
Medical Service will direct emergency
operations.
4) State forces used in support of this Plan
will be committed on a mission type
basis.
ESF 8.3
Emergency Mortuary
Service
Purpose
- To provide emergency mortuary service
through the coordination and use of
resources within Spartanburg County or
which may be made available otherwise.
ESF 8.3
Emergency Mortuary
Service
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to natural
disasters or technological hazards that
could result in a large number of
fatalities.
- It is felt that while Spartanburg County
has adequate resources to meet routine
mortuary requirements, a disaster
resulting in mass fatalities could expend
those resources and the county must
organize the available resources to
provide a coordinated Emergency
Mortuary Service during a disaster.
ESF 8.3
Emergency Mortuary
Service
Mission
- To provide emergency mortuary
services during a disaster situation.
ESF 8.3
Emergency Mortuary
Service
Concept of Operations
- The Coroner, by law, has the overall
responsibility for the care,
identification and disposition of human
remains. The organizations listed in
this Appendix are to support the
County Coroner in meeting these
responsibilities.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Purpose
- To provide for the coordination of emergency
service efforts to cope with an accident
involving hazardous materials, which may be
released into the environment, posing a health
hazard.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Situation
- Spartanburg County, because of the
number of hazardous materials
used by industries and routes of the
various types of transportation
transporting hazardous materials, is
subject to hazardous materials
accidents.
- The county is capable of coping
with routine accidents, but a major
catastrophic accident could require
outside assistance.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Mission
- To provide a well organized emergency
service organization to rapidly mobilize
and employ, in a coordinated effort, all
resources available to contain and
neutralize or minimize the disastrous
effects of an accident involving hazardous
materials.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Mission (continued)
- The resources of industry, local, state,
or federal government, separately or in
combination, may be required to cope
with the emergency, dependent on the
magnitude, nature, and area threatened.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Concept of Operations
1) Hazardous materials accidents
may result in fire, explosions,
radiation dangers, or
contamination and toxic fumes.
– Fire fighting personnel are generally
accepted as having the greatest expertise
and capability to combat these dangers.
– Upon occurrence of a hazardous
materials accident/incident, overall
control of the situation will be assumed
by the fire department chief in whose
area the accident occurs.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Prior to the arrival of the fire chief,
initial control of the situation and
assumption of on-scene
commander responsibilities will be
assumed by the first emergency
service arriving on scene.
–
The on-scene commander is authorized to
recommend evacuation of the area if
required.
– The fire authority, who is the on-scene
commander, may order an evacuation if
necessary.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Concept of Operations (continued)
– The Office of Emergency
Management will coordinate
evacuation procedures.
– A Forward Command Post will be
established to marshal and manage the
personnel and material to combat the
hazard.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The Spartanburg County Hazardous
Materials Response Team will
respond, upon occurrence of a
hazardous materials
accident/incident, to assist the fire
department incident commander in
evaluating the scene to see if the
incident requires the use of chemical
protective clothing or special
containment or control devices.
ESF 10
Hazardous Materials
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) If a state of emergency is declared,
the Spartanburg County EOC will be
activated to coordinate the efforts of
other county, municipal, state and
federal agencies, and response
personnel.
– When evacuation is ordered, refer to ESF
6 for shelter and care of evacuees.
– Accidents/incidents involving radioactive
materials will be handled in accordance
with Appendix 5, this Annex.
ESF 12
Energy
Purpose
- To provide for the effective use
of available electric power,
natural gas and petroleum
products required to meet
essential needs, and
- To facilitate restoration of energy
systems affected by an
emergency or disaster.
ESF 12
Energy
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to many
potential disasters (natural or man
made) which could result in routine or
massive power outages.
ESF 12
Energy
Mission
- To provide a well-organized response
to energy outages by rapidly
mobilizing and employing, in a
coordinated effort, all resources
available to minimize the effects of
an energy crisis.
ESF 12
Energy
Concept of Operations
1) The Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management will coordinate
the efforts of all supporting departments/
agencies, organizations, and utilities in an
effort to ensure operational readiness.
2) Owners and operators of investor-owned
(private), and public utilities systems shall
be responsible for the activation of plans
for appropriate allocation of resources or
personnel, equipment and services to
maintain or restore utility service under
their control.
ESF 12
Energy
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The SCEPD will coordinate with the
County Assessor, State Assessment Team
(when applicable), and local emergency
management officials to develop
strategies to respond to an energy crisis.
4) SCEPD will coordinate with investorowned and operated electric and natural
gas utility services to ensure provision
and/or restoration of electric services to
the public.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Purpose
- To provide for the coordination and
use of all law enforcement personnel
and equipment in the county during a
disaster situation.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that could
 result in a need for increased law
enforcement
 greatly affect the public, and
 result in a large number of deaths
and/or injuries.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Situation (continued)
- While Spartanburg County has the
capability and adequate resources to
meet routine law enforcement needs;
during a disaster, problems are multiplied
and more complex.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Situation (continued)
- Additionally, the responsibility for
 warning the public of impending
disasters
 coordinating rescue activities, and
 maintaining a radiological
monitoring and reporting
capability fall within the
functional areas of law
enforcement.
- A disaster could tax the capability
and resources of the county.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Mission
- To provide a well organized and
equipped law enforcement
organization which operates 24
hours per day for






traffic control
crime prevention
security
road blocks
warning
and radiological monitoring during a
disaster situation.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Concept of Operations
1) Activities will be directed and
coordinated from the Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations Center
(EOC).
–
–
Primary - Spartanburg County Judicial
Center.
Alternate - Communications/911 Training
Room.
2) The County Sheriff has overall
responsibility for the coordination of
law enforcement and support forces
during a disaster situation.
–
State forces used in support of this Plan will
be committed on a mission type basis. See
Attachment 1.
ESF 13
Law Enforcement
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The police chiefs of the various
municipalities will direct emergency law
enforcement operations in their
respective jurisdictions.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Purpose
– To provide for the aggressive
management of evacuating motor
vehicle traffic during the threat of, or
immediately following, an emergency
or disaster incident.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Situation
– Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that could result in a need for
emergency traffic management.
– This function will be planned and
executed in a coordinated manner that
will ensure the most timely and orderly
movement of the impacted populace to
an area of safety.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Situation (continued)
– Priority will be given to students provided
school is in session, in accordance with
the emergency plans of each County
School District, until all students have
been transported to their destination.
– In addition, all available resources will be
used to provide transportation for nonambulatory patients, lame, and
institutionalized persons and those
persons who do not have private means of
transportation.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Situation (continued)
– Vehicles of the county, public,
private, and volunteer
organizations will be used to the
maximum extent possible.
– Ambulance requirements for
hospitals and nursing homes will
be coordinated through
Emergency Medical Service. See
ESF 8.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Mission
– To provide for coordinated
plans, policies, and actions of
county, state and municipal
governments to ensure the safe
and orderly evacuation of
populations affected by all
hazards.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations
1) The Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management will
coordinate all emergency traffic
management issues before,
during, and after any required
evacuation.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) The Spartanburg City Department of
Public Safety, County Sheriffs
Office, and local municipal law
enforcements are responsible for all
 ESF-16 administrative, management,
planning, preparedness, mitigation,
response, and recovery activities to
include coordinating and maintaining
standard operating procedures to support
this annex.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The SCEPD will coordinate all
supporting and other appropriate
departments/ agencies and
organizations who may support
ESF-16.
– They will ensure operational readiness
prior to, during or after an incident,
emergency, or disaster.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The SCEPD will coordinate all
supporting Jurisdictional Fire
Chiefs will monitor conditions that
have the potential to require an
evacuation in their jurisdiction.
– SCEPD, will coordinate with and
advise local law and emergency
enforcement regarding pre-evacuation
evacuation, and re-entry tasks.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
5) The Spartanburg City Department of
Public Safety, County Sheriffs
Office, and local municipal law
enforcements must develop,
maintain, and execute, when
required, an evacuation/re-entry
traffic management plan designed to
permit evacuation of all citizens in
affected areas during a prescribed
time frame and to facilitate re-entry
following the evacuation.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
6) The Spartanburg City Department of
Public Safety, County Sheriffs Office,
and local municipal law enforcements
will develop and execute measures
intended to gather information on
traffic flow and highway usage and
disseminate the information to the
public through electronic files,
government and private
television/radio networks, and other
suitable methods.
ESF 16
Emergency Traffic
Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
7) State and Federal support will be
committed, as available, on a mission type
basis upon request to the State. Requests
for use of additional transportation
resources will be made through the County
EOC.
8) The Transportation Coordinator will
activate all county, public, private, and
volunteer transportation organizations as
required during a disaster period.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Purpose
- To provide public information enabling
the majority of animal owners to
develop and carry out their own
individual emergency response plan
under most circumstances.
- To develop back-up support services to
assist animal owners when necessary in
protecting and caring for their animals
during and after disaster.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Purpose (continued)
– To assure veterinary medical
care as necessary to protect
the animal industry and public
health.
– To develop plans dealing with
the threat of bio-terrorist
attack consistent with overall
efforts of homeland defense.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Situation
– Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters, as well as manmade disasters, that may
negatively impact the various
animal industries/pet population.
– Naturally introduced or
intentionally introduced (bioterrorist) disease may also threaten
the animal industry, or zoonosis
disease may threaten public health
as well as animal health.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Mission
- To efficiently engage in response
and recovery efforts that will assure
 rapid return to economic
soundness of the livestock/pet
industry
 public health protection
 as well as the benefit of the
human-animal bond of pets in the
human recovery process
following a disaster.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations
1) The Spartanburg County Animal Emergency
Response Committee (AERC) will
coordinate all animal emergency response
activities before, during, and after any
animal emergency response.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) The SCEPD will assist the AERC in
gathering information from support
agencies and other animal related
organizations throughout the county
concerning their level of preparedness,
and level of risk in the face of various
emergencies.
–
With appropriate feedback from local and
county representatives, the SCEPD can
compile a status report, which will be
provided to the County Administrator and
Public Information Officer.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) Under the general coordination of the AERC,
appropriate agencies/groups will assist animal owners
throughout the county in order to provide maximum
safety, medical care and to assist in public health
protection for the county.
– Each agency/organization will operate under their
mandated regulations and will maintain complete
administrative and financial control over their
activities.
– The Spartanburg County Veterinary liaison
officer (Appendix 4) for the South Carolina
Association of Veterinarians will arrange to
secure temporary licensing for emergency
veterinarians invited from out of state to assist in
disaster response.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) Our SCAV district representative, in
partnership with the SC Animal Care and
Control Association (SCACCA), will
coordinate pet evacuation, sheltering,
rescue, medical care, and disposition. In
addition, they will develop memorandums
of understanding (MOUs) with the
Spartanburg branch of Animal Care and
Control.
5) Our SCAV liaisons and district representative,
in coordination with the Clemons University
Cooperative Extension Service, will oversee
equine, livestock, and poultry response. They
will develop MOU’s with appropriate livestock
related organizations. In addition, they will
oversee public health and zoonosis issues
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations (continued)
6) AERC, in coordination with
appropriate support agencies, will
provide limited assistance, if
available, to exotic animal owners in
case of emergency.
– Exotic animal owners are urged to
maintain full preparation and response
capabilities, as specialty facilities for
their animals may not be available.
ESF 17
Animal Emergency
Response
Concept of Operations (continued)
7) The AERC will be the point of
contact for all requests for animal
related assistance.
8) All agencies are encouraged to
maintain their own emergency funds
for basic emergency preparedness.
–
In the event of a major disaster, Clemson
University Foundation will manage a central
state emergency fund for donated monies, to
be managed by Clemson representatives
under the guidance of an advisory board
made up of selected representatives
ESF 18
Special Needs
Purpose
- To provide for planning and
implementation measures to
accomplish the long-term
prevention or reduction of the
adverse impact of natural and man
made hazards on the Special Needs
population of Spartanburg County.
- The primary objective is to save
lives through the utilization of
coordinated special needs planning
and implementation activities.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Situation
– Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that could overwhelm the
capabilities of the local government
and jurisdictional resources and
services. This function will be
planned and executed in a
coordinated manner that will
ensure the most effective
emergency response efforts for
our impacted special needs
populace.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Mission
- To provide for coordinated plans,
policies, and actions that will ensure
the special needs of people with
disabilities are adequately addressed
before, during, and after an
emergency situation.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations
1) The Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management is
responsible for coordinating
– the efforts of all supporting
departments/ agencies in an
effort to ensure operational
readiness.
– responsible for coordinating a
countywide effort to identify
our special needs populace
prior to an actual emergency.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) The Spartanburg County Health
Department is responsible for
– providing nursing staff for the Red
Cross shelters and the Special
Medical Needs Shelters in the
county.
– coordinating limited Mental
Health activities and counseling in
shelters.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) Spartanburg County DSS Director
– Coordinates all activities
pertaining to the provision of
the following services:

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
All county disaster mass care
(sheltering and feeding)
operations
Provision of DSS services
(upgraded to emergency
status).
Provision of support staff for
ARC/SMNS shelter operations.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
-
-
Coordinates additional services in
support of the primary
responsibilities of the other Mass
Care components.
Administers State and Federal
disaster relief programs (when
authorized) such as the Food
Stamp Program and the Individual
and Family Grant Program.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The public information officer
- Ensures the effective
dissemination of emergency
related information in various
forms.
- Allows for effective emergency
notification of our special needs
population (hearing impaired,
vision impaired, etc).
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
5) The Piedmont Chapter of the
American Red Cross
- manages all ARC disaster shelters
and will be responsible for
activities related to provision of
the following services within ARC
shelters:




Internal shelter operations.
Registration and Inquiry.
Shelter staffing upon opening a
designated shelter or as soon
thereafter as practical.
First Aid
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
- In the event of a disaster the
ARC will administer
authorized ARC disaster
relief programs in
accordance with the ARC
3000 series protocols.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
6) Transportation Services (Fleet,
Volunteer, other Organizations)
– The Transportation Service
Coordinator will coordinate all
transportation efforts of our
special needs population.
– State and Federal support will be
committed, as available, on a
mission type basis upon request
to the State. Requests for use of
additional transportation
resources will be made through
the County EOC.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
– The Transportation Coordinator
will activate all county, public,
private, and volunteer
transportation organizations as
required during a disaster period.
In addition, they will try and
ensure that all the necessary steps
are taken to ensure the safe
transport of our disabled
populace.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
7) First Responders
– Local police and fire stations should
maintain a list of locations where disabled
people live in concentrated numbers such
as: senior housing, Section 8 buildings, and
board and care facilities.
– In addition, all first responding agencies
should train personnel to effectively
address the special needs (Appendix A, C,
J) of our disabled populace during an
emergency situation.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
– Law enforcement is also
responsible for providing security
to Red Cross shelters, to include
internal shelter law enforcement
duties, security planning, and
traffic control.
ESF 18
Special Needs
Concept of Operations (continued)
8) Spartanburg Mental Health
– will activate the Mental Health
Disaster Plan upon notification
of Director of the Spartanburg
County Emergency
Preparedness Department, or by
other means.
– In collaboration with DSS,
Mental Health will conduct
crisis counseling for our
disabled populace.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Purpose
- To provide for the coordination
and utilization of all Damage
Assessment personnel in
Spartanburg County during any
disaster situation; and
- To provide the basis for the
Governor of South Carolina to
proclaim an emergency or
disaster and/or to request Federal
assistance.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Situation
- Disasters (natural, man-made, or
major accident) may occur in
Spartanburg County at any time
and cause varying degrees of
damage and destruction.
- A Damage Assessment program is
essential in a disaster situation to
evaluate the estimated cost of
damages and/or loss to property
and equipment.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Situation (continued)
- Damage Assessment provides the
basis for the Governor of South
Carolina to proclaim an emergency or
disaster situation and/or to request
Federal assistance.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Situation (continued)
-
Damage information is collected in
three phases:
1) to drive the response process,
2) determine eligibility to federal
disaster aid, and
3) verify the damage in individual
sites.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Situation (continued)
- To determine a priority of response
efforts, a Rapid Impact Assessment
(RIA) must be promptly carried out
to provide the EOC information on
 life safety threats
 major problems,
 and the status of lifelines, essential
facilities, imminent hazards, and
access routes.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Situation (continued)
- A more quantified damage
assessment process is then
conducted to determine eligibility
for various forms of disaster aid;
- This process is called Preliminary
Damage Assessment (PDA).
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Mission
- To provide a detailed appraisal of any
damage sustained as a result of a
disaster.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Concept of Operations
1) Damage Assessment activities will
be coordinated and directed from
the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Center
(EOC).
2) The Damage Assessment Service
will be activated at the request of
the Emergency Management
Director and will assemble at the
County Tax Assessor's Office.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The Spartanburg County Emergency
Management Director will designate
the areas to be surveyed, and
establish priorities for the collection
of damage data.
– The Director will maintain a ready file
to be issued to the Chief of Damage
Assessment Service prior to their initial
reconnaissance.
– The file will consist of maps, Damage
Report Forms, and Identification Cards.
ESF 19
Damage Assessment
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The Damage Assessment service will
determine the type of destruction and
the area(s) involved.
–
–
Any additional assistance needed to collect
the required data will be requested through
the Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Center.
Photographs and sketches will be used
whenever practical to validate the written
reports.
5) The Damage Assessment service will
coordinate their collection effort with
representatives from the county
utility companies.
ESF 20
Mental Health
ESF 20
Mental Health
Purpose
– To organize within Spartanburg
County government the
capability to meet the basic
human needs of persons
experiencing extreme emotional/
psychological stress in a disaster
situation.
– To outline responsibilities and
policy established for mental
health service operations before,
during, and after a natural
disaster or technological hazard.
ESF 20
Mental Health
Situation
– During and following a natural disaster
or technological hazard, some
individuals or families, having
experienced extreme emotional/
psychological stress, will require
emergency Mental Health services.
– These services can be administered at
the disaster site, shelter site, medical
facility, school, disaster assistance
center, mental health office, or other
designated area.
ESF 20
Mental Health
Mission
– To coordinate the mental health resources
available to Spartanburg County through
the Spartanburg Area Mental Health
Center for treatment of persons
experiencing extreme
emotional/psychological post disaster
stress.
ESF 20
Mental Health
Concept of Operations
1) On notification by the Director of the
Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management that a disaster is
imminent or has occurred, the Director of
the Spartanburg Area Mental Health
Center will activate its disaster plan and
staff appropriate disaster service sites.
2) If notification is received by the Mental
Health Center from any other source, the
County Office of Emergency
Management will be contacted to verify
that an emergency exists.
ESF 20
Mental Health
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) Control of operations will be
conducted from the Spartanburg
County Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) or the Spartanburg
Area Mental Health Center or as
designated by the Director of the
Spartanburg Area Mental Health
Center, in consultation with the
Spartanburg County Emergency
Management Director.
ESF 20
Mental Health
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) If the Mental Health Center
Emergency Operations Center is
not co-located with the County
Office of Emergency
Management, the Mental Health
Center shall assign a liaison to
be present in the Spartanburg
County EOC.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Purpose
- To establish policies and procedures
to be executed following an
emergency to ensure that the
community recovers as quickly as
possible.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Situation
- Spartanburg County is subject to
natural disasters or technological
hazards that could overwhelm the
capabilities of the local government
and jurisdictional resources and
services.
- This function will be planned and
executed in a coordinated manner
that will ensure effective recovery
efforts.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Mission
- To provide for coordinated plans,
policies, and actions of county, state
and municipal governments to
ensure safe and effective recovery
efforts in the affected or disaster
area.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Concept of Operations
1) Immediately following the
disaster, recovery operations
begin. Each political jurisdiction,
agency, and department within
Spartanburg County will
coordinate its efforts to restore
services.
2) An evacuation may be ordered by
the Governor or local government.
– Re-entry into evacuated area will be
conducted in accordance with (IAW)
Appendix 2, Re-entry.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) An initial damage assessment will
be conducted during the response
phase and findings will be reported
to the SEOC as soon as possible.
– The damage assessment will be the
basis to determine what state and/or
federal assistance will be needed.
– During the recovery phase, a more
detailed damage assessment will be
completed.
– See the Spartanburg EOP, Annex T,
Damage Assessment and the State
Recovery Plan.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The first priority of recovery
operations will be continuing
search and rescue and medical
assistance if necessary, while
providing for basic human needs
and restoration of essential life
support systems.
– The second priority will be longterm restoration of the
infrastructure and economic
viability of the area.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Concept of Operations (continued)
5) Requests for assistance, manpower
or resources of any kind will be
requested through the EOC.
–
Any deviation from this procedure will delay
getting needed assistance or resources.
6) If the emergency exceeds local
capabilities, the Emergency
Preparedness (EP) Coordinator will
request assistance from the state
government, who may in turn
request assistance for the federal
government.
–
If the extent of the damage warrants, the
state may request a Federal Disaster
Declaration.
ESF 21
Disaster Recovery
Concept of Operations (continued)
7) For federally declared disasters, the
local, state, and federal government
may establish DRCs.
– See the State Recovery Plan, Section
X., D. DRCs, page 43 for details on the
purpose, setting up, and staffing of a
DRC.
– See also Appendix 3, Federal
Assistance, this annex.
8) All donations of relief supplies are
to be referred to the Donated
Resources Director at the County
EOC
ESF 22
Debris Management
Purpose
- To provide policies and guidance
for the removal of debris caused by
a major disaster.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Situation
• Natural and manmade disasters precipitate
a variety of debris (Appendix A) that
include, but are not limited to, such things
as trees, sand, gravel, building construction
material, vehicles, personal property, and
hazardous materials.
• The quantity and type of debris generated
from any particular disaster will be a
function of the location and kind of event
experienced, as well as its magnitude,
duration, and intensity.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Situation
• The quantity and type of debris generated,
its location, and the size of the area over
which it is dispersed will have a direct
impact on the type of collection and
disposal methods utilized to address the
debris problem, associated costs incurred,
and how quickly the problem can be
addressed.
• In a major or catastrophic disaster, many
state agencies and local governments will
have difficulty in locating staff, equipment,
and funds to devote to debris removal, in
the short-term as well as long-term.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Assumptions
– A natural disaster that requires the
removal of debris from public or
private lands and waters could
occur at any time.
– The amount of debris resulting
from an event or disaster could
exceed the local government’s
ability to dispose of it.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Assumptions (continued)
– If the disaster requires, the Governor
would declare a state of emergency
that authorizes the use of State
resources to assist in the removal and
disposal of debris.
– In the event Federal resources are
required, the Governor would request
through FEMA a Presidential Disaster
Declaration
– Private contractors will play a
significant role in the debris removal,
collection, reduction, and disposal
process.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Assumptions (continued)
– The debris management program
implemented by the local
government will be based on the
waste management approach of
 reduction
 reuse
 reclamation
 resource recovery
 incineration, and
 land filling.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Mission
– To facilitate and coordinate the
management of debris following a
disaster in order to
 mitigate against any potential threat to
lives, health, safety, and welfare of the
impacted citizens,
 expedite recovery efforts in the
impacted area, and
 address any threat of significant
damage to public property.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Concept of Operations
1) Emergency Operations Center
Activation
–
–
–
Office of Emergency Management will
activate the Emergency Operations Center
(EOC).
Public Works will create the Debris
Management Task Force (DMTF) and
identify specific duties and responsibilities.
The EOC Director or his designated
representative in conjunction with Public
Works will determine the extent of damage
and resulting debris and issue appropriate
directives to implement this annex.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Estimating the Type and Amount of Debris
–
–
–
Designate public works personnel to
determine the estimated amount of debris
generated as soon as possible.
Define the estimating methods to be used.
One method to estimate debris is to
conduct a drive through “windshield”
damage assessment and estimate the
amount of debris visually.
Another method is an aerial assessment by
flying over the area using State Police
and/or National Guard helicopters and
Civil Air Patrol reconnaissance flights.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
– The damaged area can be assessed either
visually or using aerial photography.
– Once the area has been assessed, actions
can be taken to implement Phase I, debris
clearing procedures, and institute
requests for additional State or Federal
assistance.
ESF 22
Debris Management
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) Site Selection Priorities
– Determine the number of Temporary
Debris Storage and Reduction
(TDSR) sites and location of these
sites for the collection and processing
of debris.
– Prioritize which sites will be opened
based on the amount of debris
estimated.
– First Priority: Pre-determined TDSR
sites
– Second Priority: Public property
within the damaged area
– Last Priority: Private property
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Purpose
- To provide for coordinated hazard mitigation
planning and implementation measures to
accomplish the long-term prevention or
reduction of the adverse impact of natural
and man made hazards on the citizens of
Spartanburg County.
- This ESF addresses mitigation as a long
term, on going process, and identifies
planning and implementation procedures
applicable to both pre-incident and postincident situations.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Purpose (continued)
– The primary mitigation objective is
to save lives and reduce property
damage through the utilization of
coordination hazard mitigation
planning and implementation
activities.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Situation
– Our current Hazard Analysis
indicates we are vulnerable and at
risk from hazards that have caused,
or have the potential for causing loss
of lives, personal injuries, and/or
extensive property damage. We have
suffered incidents, emergencies, and
disasters in the past and are still
vulnerable and at risk from future
similar occurrences.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Situation (Continued)
– Our area of responsibility consists of the
unincorporated area of Spartanburg County
and the Participating Municipalities. Within
these areas, we will collect vulnerability
and risk data, and conduct damage
assessment operations.
– Our local HMT will be formed, as required,
and will operate under the leadership of our
Hazard Mitigation Coordinator (HMC).
– Our local Hazard Analysis has been
developed and is current.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Assumptions
– Exposure to risk from hazards exists
whether or not an incident actually
occurs.
– The adverse impact of hazards can
be directly affected by hazard
mitigation actions accomplished
prior to occurrence of an emergency
situation.
– Effective post-event mitigation
actions can also reduce the risk of
repeat disasters.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Assumptions (continued)
– Hazard mitigation planning and
implementation activities are an
on-going program/process and
are an integral and
complimentary part of our
comprehensive emergency
management program.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Assumptions (continued)
– Mitigation actions to save lives
and reduce damages can be
achieved through properly
coordinated group efforts.
– These efforts will require the
cooperation of various levels of
government and will be
enhanced by the involvement
and partnership of talented
individuals with expertise in
varying disciplines from both
the public and private sectors.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Assumptions (continued)
– The effective, long-term
reduction of risks is a goal and
responsibility shared by all
residents.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Mission
– State and local governments are
responsible to lessen the effects of
disasters by
 Implementing appropriate
pre- disaster and post-disaster
actions, and
 employing hazard analyses to
determine action(s) appropriate to
mitigate or avoid hazards.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Mission (continued)
– Based on the vulnerability of
Spartanburg County to natural and
technological hazards, when a
natural disaster occurs county
authorities implement the
Spartanburg County Emergency
Operations Plan to include
mitigation procedures.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Concept of Operations
1) This ESF is not intended to
describe in detail all aspects of our
mitigation program.
– The achievement of hazard
mitigation objectives is a high
governmental priority, and all
departments will seek out and
implement risk reduction measures.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) The Hazard Mitigation Coordinator
(HMC) is responsible for the
coordination of all mitigation
activities of this jurisdiction.
– To achieve mitigation objectives, the
HMC will be assisted by a HMT
composed of public and private sector
partners that represent the local
population.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) The data collection process
described in this annex provides a
systematic means to identify
hazards and assess their impact on
this jurisdiction and will facilitate
the development and maintenance
of our local Hazard Analysis.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The Hazard Mitigation Team Report
described in this annex provides a
means to develop a multi-disciplined,
on-going mitigation planning and
implementation process and
facilitates the development and
maintenance of our Mitigation Action
Plan.
ESF 23
Hazard Mitigation
Concept of Operations (continued)
5) Consistent with capabilities, the
Spartanburg County Office of
Emergency Management and the
HMT will provide coordination,
technical assistance, and guidance to
help achieve effective risk reduction
objectives.
6) The mitigation, planning, and
implementation process is intended
to facilitate the identification and
implementation of appropriate
mitigation actions.
ESF 24
Evacuation
Purpose
– To establish responsibility,
policy, and procedure to evacuate
all or part of the population
from any stricken or threatened
disaster area within the county to
locations providing relative
safety and shelter.
ESF 24
Evacuation
Situation
– There are several emergency situations
that may require an evacuation of part
or all of the county.
– Small-scale localized evacuations may
be needed as a result of flood,
hazardous material accident, fire, or
transportation accident.
– Mass evacuation could be required in
the event of the threat of enemy attack
(terrorism).
ESF 24
Evacuation
Situation (continued)
– It is assumed that the public
will receive and understand
official information related to
evacuation.
– The public will act in its own
interest and evacuate dangerous
areas when advised to do so.
– If necessary, local authorities
will carry out mandatory
evacuation.
ESF 24
Evacuation
Situation (continued)
– Only the Governor can "direct and
compel" an evacuation.
– A local governing body
(municipal or county) can
"recommend" an evacuation as
opposed to "ordering" an
evacuation.
– Authorized fire authority
representatives having jurisdiction
have the power to direct
evacuation of hazardous areas in
performance of their duty.
ESF 24
Evacuation
Mission
– To provide for an orderly and
coordinated evacuation of the
population should the need
arise because of enemy attack
(terrorism), natural disaster, or
technological hazard.
ESF 24
Evacuation
Concept of Operations
1) The chief executive of local government
through the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
exercises initial direction and control of
the function of evacuation.
2) If deemed necessary, the Governor may
order evacuation of selected areas,
regardless of the action taken or
contemplated by local officials.
–
If such a decision is made, he orders
implementation of the South Carolina
Emergency Operations Plan to augment
local emergency operations.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Purpose
– To provide basic guidance for
dealing with the mitigation of,
preparedness for, response to,
and recovery from any act of
terrorism within Spartanburg
County.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Mission
– To establish the policies and
procedures that will
 prevent or minimize
terrorist activities
 assist in the apprehension
the persons responsible for
the incident, and
 maximize the effectiveness
of the Spartanburg County
response to, and recovery
from a terrorist incident.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Situation
Spartanburg County is vulnerable to two
different types of terrorism:
• Domestic terrorism is characterized by
acts of terror or violence against
individuals. Examples of domestic
terrorism would include both small
and large-scale shooting incidents,
gang violence, and bomb threats
against local facilities.
• Acts of terror or violence against the
nation or large segments of the
national population characterize
international or organized terrorism.
Examples would include the spread of
computer viruses and the destruction
of national targets (such as the 1991
and 2001 World Trade Center
incidents).
ESF 25
Terrorism
Assumptions
– The quickly escalating,
multi-agency nature of the
response to a terrorist
incident will require a higher
level of coordination and
organization than is typical
with a response to most
other types of incidents
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
– No single agency at the local,
state, federal, or private-sector
level possesses the authority
and expertise to act unilaterally
on many difficult issues that
may arise in response to a threat
or act of terrorism, particularly
if WMD are involved.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
– An act of terrorism,
particularly an act directed
against a large population
center within Spartanburg
County involving WMD, will
produce major consequences
that would immediately
overwhelm the capabilities of
local, state, and federal
governments.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
- Local, state and federal decision-making
and emergency response personnel will
coordinate responsibilities such as
 controlling access to the incident
area
 targeting public information
messages,
 assigning operational sectors for
responding agencies, and
 assessing potential effects on the
population and the environment.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
– Responsible training and
implementation of established
counter-terrorist procedures can
reduce the effects of terrorism.
– Local agencies should have the
capability to manage the initial
crisis and consequence responses
to a threat or an actual terrorist
incident.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
– From the initial notification,
from the police department or
sheriff’s department, until the
State Law Enforcement
Division (SLED) or FBI arrives
to assume command of the
Crisis Management Operations,
police/sheriff’s department will
take the lead role.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Major Assumptions (continued)
– In this capacity, they must
implement crime scene
protection as well as provide
for the public health and safety
and protect the area from
additional damage.
ESF 25
Terrorism
Concept of Operations
1) Crisis Management
 the law enforcement response to
the causes of terrorist incidents,
terrorists, and their weapons
 includes measures to identify,
acquire, and plan for the use of
resources needed to anticipate,
isolate, prevent, and/or resolve a
threat or act of terrorism. Please
note the following threat levels
and recommended actions.
ESF 25
Terrorism
ESF 25
Terrorism
ESF 25
Terrorism
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Consequence Management
 addresses the effects of terrorist
threats or incidents on people,
property and communities
 includes measures to protect public
health and safety, restore essential
government services, and provide
emergency relief to governments,
businesses, and individuals affected
by the consequences of terrorism
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Purpose
- To provide the coordination
necessary to ensure an effective
Radiological Protection program
within Spartanburg County in order
to minimize the:
 effects of fallout radiation hazards
from a nuclear terrorist attack in terms
of injury and loss of life.
 exposure of citizens and emergency
workers in the event of a release of
radioactive materials from a
technological accident.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Situation
– In the event of a nuclear attack
on the United States, the
population of Spartanburg
County could be exposed to
high levels of ionizing
radiation, causing illness and
death to a large percentage of
the population.
– This attack could occur with
or without warning.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Situation (continued)
– Residents of Spartanburg County
could also be exposed to radiation
as a result of a release from a
nuclear facility or from a
transportation or industrial
accident involving radioactive
materials.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Mission
- To provide a well organized and
effective radiological protection
system in the event a technological
accident involving radioactive
materials or a nuclear attack on the
United States , with or without
warning, should occur.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Mission (continued)
- The objectives of radiological
protection in Spartanburg County are
to:
– Minimize the effects of nuclear
radiation on the people and their
resources.
– Provide a system for analyzing and
reporting dose and dose rates for
exposure guidance.
– Provide for the decontamination and
restoration of vital facilities and for
recovery.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Concept of Operations
1) Should a nuclear attack occur on
the United States, with or without
warning, it will be the
responsibility of the Spartanburg
County Office of Emergency
Management Director to provide
for an effective Radiological
Protection Service.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Concept of Operations (continued)
2) Radiological service will be
comprised of a County
Radiological Protection staff who
will function from the Spartanburg
County EOC, a shelter monitoring
capability in each shelter, and a
self-support monitoring capability
for emergency service
organizations and vital facilities.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Concept of Operations (continued)
3) Radiological operations will be time
phased in the following categories:
– Pre-Disaster - A time for planning,
training, and developing the
Radiological Protection Service
– Increased readiness - A time when attack
is expected, and accelerated manning,
training, and crisis relocation should
take place.
– Recovery -A time when re-establishment
of vital facilities may begin.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Concept of Operations (continued)
4) The total Radiological Service will
be coordinated and directed by the
Spartanburg County Radiological
Protection Officer.
5) The Spartanburg County
Radiological Protection Officer and
the Radiological Training Officer
will be responsible for the training
of radiological personnel.
ESF 26
Radiological
Protection
Concept of Operations (continued)
6) Radiation Detection instruments
will be stored and distributed in
accordance with Appendix 1
7) State support of this Annex will
be in accordance with the South
Carolina Emergency Operations
Plan, September 1997, as
amended.
ESF 27
War
Purpose
– To achieve maximum
survival of life and
preservation of property in
the event of a nuclear attack.
ESF 27
War
Situation (International)
– Other nations have the capability to
launch nuclear attacks against the United
States.
– Several potential enemies have created
the means for protecting their people, in
the event of a nuclear war, by having
developed a vast network of nuclear
fallout shelters and providing for the
relocation of the population from
potential nuclear target areas.
ESF 27
War
Situation (National)
– Nuclear war is the greatest emergency that can
affect the United States.
– Population Protection is the core of Emergency
Preparedness. There are two basic strategies for
protecting the population from nuclear attack
– In-Place Protection: Provides the population with
the "best available" fallout shelter, at or near their
home or place of employment, in the event of an
attack with little or no warning. ("In-Place
Protection" was formerly known as "Community
Shelter Plan [CSP]").
ESF 27
War
Situation (National) Continued
– Crisis Relocation: Provides for the
relocation of the population from
probable nuclear target areas (Risk Areas)
to probable non-target areas (Host Areas)
during a period of increased international
tension. The assumption is made that a
nuclear attack would occur after a period
of increased international tension rather
than by a surprise attack, allowing time
for Crisis Relocation to be completed
prior to an attack.
ESF 27
War
Situation (State)
– The Department of Defense has identified
potential target areas within South Carolina. See
Appendix 1, South Carolina Risk/Host Map.
– Potential target areas are identified by target
classes as follows:
• ICBM silos and launch control centers.
• Other Army, Navy, Air Force facilities and
complexes.
• Key military-support industries.
• Political infra-structures.
• Ports and port facilities.
• Petroleum refineries.
• Electric power generating facilities.
• Chemical industry facilities.
ESF 27
War
Situation (Local)
– It is assumed that no potential nuclear attack target
is located in Spartanburg County.
– In-Place Protection
• The Spartanburg County In-Place Protection
Plan, including the latest update, is maintained
in the Spartanburg County Emergency
Preparedness Department.
• Supporting "camera-ready" Emergency Public
Information (EPI) for In-Place Protection has
been prepared and is also maintained in the
Spartanburg County Emergency Preparedness
Department.
Crisis Relocation
• At present, Spartanburg County is not
involved in Crisis Relocation.
ESF 27
War
Major Assumptions
– A nuclear attack can be made
against the United States.
– A nuclear attack against the United
States may occur after several days
or more of intense international
crisis, or by surprise.
– No potential nuclear attack target
is located in Spartanburg County.
– The Federal Government will
establish resource mobilization and
economic stabilization and
controls.
ESF 27
War
Major Assumptions (continued)
– Constraints imposed on industry,
business and other organizations
will be financially redressed
through federally supported
economic programs.
– South Carolina will initiate
resource and economic
stabilization controls to provide
for the needs of the State, which
are not met by Federal actions.
ESF 27
War
Major Assumptions (continued)
– In-Place Protection will be
utilized in the event of a nuclear
attack on the United States with
little or no warning; or, if an
attack occurs at any time during
the Crisis Relocation period.
ESF 27
War
Mission
– Spartanburg County must
organize all available
resources to provide
effective Population
Protection for the residents
and property in the county
during periods of
international crisis.
ESF 27
War
Concept of Operations
– If an attack should occur, all
actions will be carried out
under the Spartanburg County
Emergency Operations Plan.
Emergency
Operations Plan