Oconee County will be offering several SCFA courses coming up over the next few weeks. These are open enrollment classes. This is a daytime recruit school.
1155 Recruit Firefighter 1 starts 6/8/20 and ends 6/26/20
3330 Auto Extrication starts 6/29/20 and ends 6/30/20
2727 Haz-Mat Awareness 7/1/20
2728 Haz-Mat Operations starts 7/2/20 and ends 7/7/20
1154 Firefighter 2 starts 7/9/20 and ends 7/16/20
These classes will be held at HQ 216 Emergency Lane, Westminster SC from 8am-6pm Monday through Friday.
Any questions contact Brady Norris (864) 723-0013 or via email bnorris@oconeesc.com
Over the last year the Hamilton Career Center Fire and EMS program has been busy. In total they have completed over 6 thousand individual hours of training combined. The Career and Technology offers students who wish to learn about a career in Fire & EMS the opportunity to gain their certification as an EMR, Firefigher 1 & 2 and EMT. This year CTC had 6 students complete their 1196 and 1197 program and become certified as IFSAC Firefigher 1 and are currently preparing to challenge IFSAC Firefighter 2 . In addition 19 students completed Emergency Medical Responder and 9 students are finishing up the EMT program over the next couple of weeks. Wish them all luck as they prepare for these tests. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication. Also a special Thanks to the Hamilton Career Center for this opportunity, this would not be possible without the support of the local Fire Departments and EMS in Oconee County. Also Thank you to Upstate EMS and fellow instructors for giving up your time for these students, and finally Larry Greer who has built this program and made it what it is today. We look forward to next year.
Congratulations class of 2020, job well done.
Congratulations!
Congratulations
Congratulations to all!!!!!!
Congratulations to you all !!!
South Carolina State Firefighters' FoundationWe know you've been waiting and now it's time - REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the Virtual Fire-Rescue 2020 Conference firerescuesc.org/virtual and we are excited to announce the schedule of events and our national fire service instructors.
So register now and we will see you online!
Please, slow down and move over!
Emergency Responder Safety Institute
Every day across America, distracted & uninformed drivers pose a major threat to the safety and well-being of first responders who risk their own lives on roads & highways to assist those involved in traffic incidents.
This is National Traffic Incident Response Awareness Week and we ask that you please pay attention when driving, watch out for flashing lights on emergency vehicles and move over if possible or slow down when approaching an emergency scene. Please share!
If you need public information materials about roadway incident safety be sure to check out the PIO & Public Educator resources on our website:
www.respondersafety.com/Key-Initiatives/PIO-Public-Educator-Engagement.aspx
Save the Date!!! Virtual Fire-Rescue 2020 is scheduled and details are being finalized. Local and national presenters are ready, are you? Plan to join us for a FREE virtual conference June 11 - 13, 2020. Add this to your dept's training schedule. #vfr20 firerescuesc.org/virtual
Virtual Conference 2020 - Fire Rescue SC 2020
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On behalf of President Keith Minick and the Executive Board of the South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association, we invite you to the 2020 Virtual Fire-Rescue, June 11-13, 2020.Helping to honor Oconee County high school graduates tonight at West Oak High School. Remember, you all have come this far under adverse conditions, this will make you stronger for your future! Press on!
Thanks so much for doing this for my senior!
Congratulations West-Oak High School Seniors 2020
Thank you for honoring WOHS Seniors!
Congradulations senior's 🇺🇸🇺🇸
South Carolina Emergency Management DivisionResidents who suffered damage in seven counties due to severe storms on April 13, 2020, are now eligible to apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
If you live in Aiken, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg or Pickens counties, you can apply for Federal aid through FEMA for help with storm costs not covered by insurance.
Please note that prior to receiving Federal financial assistance, any insurance benefits must be exhausted to avoid duplication of benefits.
Residents can register for FEMA assistance in one of three ways:
- Online by logging onto DisasterAssistance.gov
- Online by downloading the FEMA app, available for Apple and Android mobile devices. To download the app, visit: fema.gov/mobile-app or your phone’s app store.
- Call 800-621-3362. Residents who are Deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585. Language translators also are available.
- Toll-free numbers are open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Full news release and more information is available at scemd.org
Oconee Tornado Event
General Information – Available 8am-8pm, 7 days a week
864-364-5428
864-364-5436
864-364-5437 –Debris removal questions
Donated Goods Coordinator: (864-710-0166) for goods to be donated. Donated Services Coordinator: (864-364-3515) for services to be donated.
Cash donations Pet Boarding
-Checks payable to: Seneca Tornado Relief Fund -Oconee Humane Society Seneca Animal Hospital
Drop off at: Seneca City Hall or Oconee Fed S&L Window 1925 Sandifer Blvd 104 Return Church Road
Mail to: Seneca City Hall PO Box 4773 Seneca, SC 29679 Seneca, SC (Has: room for 25 to 50 pets 50% off)
Contact: Rodney Long
Non-perishable food 864-888-7173 or 864-888-5807
-Golden Corner Food Pantry
635 Business Park Dr Lodging
Seneca, SC -Red Cross
864-882-3610 864-271-8222
Non-food supplies (TP, diapers etc) Showers
-Shaver Rec Center -Seneca YMCA
698 W South 4th Street 370 Memorial Drive
Seneca, SC Seneca, SC
864-885-2709 Call for appointment: 864-885-2731
8-11am and 2-5pm
Clothing
-Shaver Rec Center Laundry
698 W South 4th Street -Shaver Rec Center -Seneca Rescue Squad -Tiger Wash
Seneca, SC 698 W South 4th Street 223 Goddard Ave 491 E. Main St
864-885-2709 Seneca, SC Seneca, SC Seneca, SC
864-885-2709
Food Service Coordinator: (864-710-1548) for hot prepared meals FREE Mon - Sat 8am-6:pm
Prepared food service will be available at the following locations:
-Shaver Rec Center -Oconee Community Theater There are established predesignated pickup points to transport all impacted citizens
698 W South 4th Street 8001 Utica St. in need of laundry, shower, and to pick up donations:
Seneca, SC Seneca, SC -Live Changing Ministries – 936 S Depot Street, Seneca -Oconee Community Theater – 8001 Utica Street, Seneca
-South Carolina Regional Housing Authority – 417 Tribble Street, Seneca
General Cleanup, debris removal, tarping, etc:
-Home Cleanup Hotline – Services are free. Available until May 15,2020
844-965-1386
At Risk Medication Delivery Program
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will begin offering free prescription delivery to Oconee County Citizens over the age of 60, citizens currently taking chemotherapy or cancer treatments or those quarantined due to Covid-19. This service is being offered while our state is under a stay at home/work order from our Governor.
Pharmacy Actions
Verify need of delivery based on guidelines stated.
Make sure patient knows that they must be at home when prescription is delivered and show an ID
Obtain payment for prescription.
Call Oconee County Sheriff’s office at 864-638-4117 by 2:30PM each day to let them know a pick up is needed. This is being offered Monday through Friday.
Make sure contact number for patient is on the outside of the bag in case officer needs to make contact with patient.
*** If special arrangements need to be made regarding payment; let the Sheriff’s office representative know ASAP so that we can work on a solution.
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Actions
An Oconee County Sheriff’s Officer will pick up the prescriptions when you notify us that they are ready for pick up.
Officer will provide their photo ID and sign for the prescriptions.
Officer will deliver prescriptions to the home address of the patient immediately upon picking them up at the pharmacy.
Patient must be at home to accept delivery and must show photo ID to officer through a clear window so that a photo can be obtained of the photo ID for verification.
Prescriptions will be left outside the door.
You can call Helen Westmoreland, Community Outreach Coordinator with any questions
at 864-247-4083.
OCONEE TORNADO EVENT GENERAL INFORMATION PHONE #’S– AVAILABLE 8AM-8PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK
864-364-5428 or 864-364-5436
864-364-5437 –Debris removal questions
Donated Goods Coordinator: (864-710-0166) for goods to be donated.
Volunteer Services Coordinator: (864-364-3515) for services to be donated.Cash donations Pet Boarding-Checks payable to: Seneca Tornado Relief Fund -
Oconee Humane Society Seneca Animal HospitalDrop off at: Seneca City Hall or Oconee Fed S&L Window 1925 Sandifer Blvd 104 Return Church RoadMail to: Seneca City Hall PO Box 4773 Seneca, SC 29679 Seneca, SC (Has: room for 25 to 50 pets 50% off)Contact: Rodney Long
Non-perishable food 864-888-7173 or 864-888-5807-Golden Corner Food Pantry635 Business Park Dr LodgingSeneca, SC
Red Cross 864-882-3610
864-271-8222Non-food supplies (TP, diapers etc) Showers-Shaver Rec Center -Seneca YMCA 698 W South 4th Street 370 Memorial DriveSeneca, SC Seneca, SC864-885-2709 Call for appointment: 864-885-27318-11am and 2-5pm
Clothing-Shaver Rec Center Laundry 698 W South 4th Street -Shaver Rec Center -Seneca Rescue Squad -Tiger WashSeneca, SC 698 W South 4th Street 223 Goddard Ave 491 E. Main St 864-885-2709 Seneca, SC Seneca, SC Seneca, SC864-885-2709
Food Service Coordinator: (864-710-1548) for hot prepared meals (9am-5pm) FREE Mon - Sat 8am-6:pmPrepared food service will be available at the following locations:-Shaver Rec Center -Oconee Community Theater
There are established predesignated pickup points to transport all impacted citizens 698 W South 4th Street 8001 Utica St. in need of laundry, shower, and to pick up donations:Seneca, SC Seneca, SC
Live Changing Ministries – 936 S Depot Street, Seneca-Oconee Community Theater – 8001 Utica Street, Seneca
South Carolina Regional Housing Authority – 417 Tribble Street,
SenecaGeneral Cleanup, debris removal, tarping, etc:-Home Cleanup Hotline – Services are free. Available until May 15,2020 844-965-1386
OCONEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE415 SOUTH PINE STREETWALHALLA, SC 29691Mike Crenshaw, Sheri.At Risk Medication Delivery ProgramThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will begin offering free prescription delivery to Oconee County Citizens over the age of 60, citizens currently taking chemotherapy or cancer treatments or those quarantined due to Covid-19. This service is being offered while our state is under a stay at home/work order from our Governor. Pharmacy Actions Verify need of delivery based on guidelines stated. Make sure patient knows that they must be at home when prescription is delivered and show an ID Obtain payment for prescription. Call Oconee County Sheriff’s office at 864-638-4117 by 2:30PM each day to let them know a pick up is needed. This is being offered Monday through Friday. Make sure contact number for patient is on the outside of the bag in case officer needs to make contact with patient.*** If special arrangements need to be made regarding payment; let the Sheriff’s office representative know ASAP so that we can work on a solution. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Actions An Oconee County Sheriff’s Officer will pick up the prescriptions when you notify us that they are ready for pick up. Officer will provide their photo ID and sign for the prescriptions. Officer will deliver prescriptions to the home address of the patient immediately upon picking them up at the pharmacy.Patient must be at home to accept delivery and must show photo ID to officer through a clear window so that a photo can be obtained of the photo ID for verification.Prescriptions will be left outside the door.You can call Helen Westmoreland, Community Outreach Coordinator with any questions at 864-247-4083.
Just to clarify, the Golden Corner Food Pantry’s number is 864-882-3610 And the Red Cross number is 864-271-8222
The South Carolina Forestry Commission
When is this expected to be lifted?
With so many without power, the only thing they have to cook on is a Weber grill. Hope that's not included in that mandate.
Statewide burn ban begins at 6 a.m. Tuesday April 7th. The State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits outdoor burning anywhere outside of city/town limits in South Carolina, including:
× yard debris burns;
× forestry, wildlife or agricultural burns
(also known as prescribed, or controlled, burns); and
× campfires and other types of recreational open burning.
For more info go to:
www.state.sc.us/forest/releases/stateforestersburningban040720.pdf
state.sc.us
Probably will be exceptions considering
Does this include fire pits and or grills?
Over the last few months we have had several of our members complete an array of courses. 9 members completed a 24 hour (EMR) Emergency Medical Responder refresher course which allows them to maintain their certification, 18 members completed both a 4 hour 3309 Intro to Tech Rescue and a 24 hour 3310 Technical Rescue class that prepares them for low angle rescue incidents. We also had 10 students complete the first (in Oconee County) 143 hour Recruit Firefighter 1, this class takes an individual from little to no experience and prepares them to be NFPA 1001(firefighter 1) certified firefighters. All of these classes required both physical evaluations and written exams. Congratulations to all the students and Thank You all of the hard work and dedication you continue to put in on a daily basis. Special Thanks to the South Carolina Fire Academy and Upstate EMS for the support and allowing us to host these classes, finally thanks to all the Instructors that spent many hours preparing, instructing and evaluating these classes for our members.
Congratulations to our new class!! Thank you Brady and Bone for your dedication and hard work!
It was alot of knowledge to take it but we did it! Thank you Brady, Bone and Chase for being great instructors
Congratulations
Congratulations
South Carolina State Firefighters' AssociationSouth Carolina State Firefighters' Association launches COVID-19 Firefighter resource page bit.ly/COVID19FFResources in the latest #FireWire #SCSFA #ServingSCFirefightersSince1905 #firefighters #COVID19 #coronavirus #scnews
Great job to all those involved! Team work at its finest!Friday afternoon Long Creek Fire Dept., Rescue 5, Rescue 8, Oconee County Dispatch, Prisma Health & OCES responded to a search & rescue in the area of Cassidy Bridge rd. and Double Branch rd. Thanks to technology & awesome personnel the person was located quickly and unharmed. Great job by all involved!
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Monday, March 30, 2020, 4:12 pm This page will be updated regularly as information becomes available. Novel Coronavirus Outbreak DHEC continues to work with federal, state and local partners as it inv...Oconee County, SC
In order to continue efforts to protect the health and well-being of both citizens and staff, Oconee County Recycling Centers will no longer be accepting certain recyclable mat...
Oconee County, SCFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Oconee County Administrator and Sheriff Crenshaw Urge Residents Adhere to Federal, State and Local Emergency Declarations:
Faith based and community gatherings encouraged to move services online.
Given the evolving data regarding cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina and out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of Oconee County residents, Oconee County administration and Sheriff Crenshaw are urging residents to social distance and not attend gathering of more than 10 people. With the weekend approaching we strongly urge faith based organizations and churches to cancel in person services and move worship online.
During this period it is critical that residents stay home as much as possible to help protect our vulnerable population. If an individual needs to leave home, it is essential to strictly follow social distancing guidelines by avoiding crowds, canceling social gatherings, and maintaining a safe separation of at least 6 feet from others.
Long Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentRescue 6, Station 4, and Station 9 assisted Medics on a call regarding an injury due to a fall. The Medics did an awesome job navigating the terrain in this weather to get to this one in Mountain Rest.
TRANSCAERAmtrak Passenger Train Emergency Response Training will be held in South Carolina in June 2020. Visit www.transcaer.com/training/training-events to register for one of the training sessions!
