Horry County Emergency Operations Center holds activation training [Video]

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Emergency Operations Center conducted activation training Thursday in preparation for a disaster.

The annual exercise was scheduled before Tropical Storm Debby hit the Grand Strand earlier this month. Horry County Emergency Management officials said having all state and federal partners present in one place makes things easier and safer for the community.

Director Sam Hodge said decision-makers from each agency attended the training.

“If there’s a road closure, you could walk across the aisle and talk to the South Carolina Department of Transportation and vice versa,” he said. “So, these trainings make for good networking and partnership building. So, when the storm comes, we’re ready to handle it.”

Senior emergency management leaders shared their goals and objectives for disasters.

“Nonprofits are here, our utilities, our public safety, they all come together, and we sit in one room, and we solve the problem,” …