Welcome to Anderson County Emergency Services, a Division of the Anderson County, SC Sheriff's Office.  We would like to welcome you to our site, and hope that you will find this a useful resource.

On this site you will find a wealth of information for preparing for an emergency, and what steps you can take to insure your family's safety. We would like to take a moment to call your attention to some of the special features and pages on this site. One of the pages will inform you of our text messaging service. This service will send to your cell phone emergency messages. You can find out more from our Text Messaging page.

Another page is information about our soon coming "Radio Ready" program that will be providing emergency message alerts to some of the area radio stations. It can be found at our Radio Ready page.

There is also information about our Community Emergency Response Team (CERTS) on our CERTS page, and information about the Anderson County Local Emergency Planning Committee on our LEPC Page.  Other pages on the site deal with our Enhanced E-911 division.

We are also a member of the Western Piedmont Regional Emergency Management Task Force. Click here for more information about the task force.

At Anderson County Emergency Services we are the County's 24 hour warning point, and our goal is provide Anderson County a high level of public safety and public service.

Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind­-driven snow that lasts for several days.  Some winter storms are large enough to affect several states, while others affect only a single community. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain.

While South Carolina does not generally experience the “winter harshness” found in the northern states and a good portion of the mid-west, we are subject to winter storms that can cause power outages, school closings, and treacherous road conditions.

Major winter storms don’t occur that often in our region, which can create the problem of not knowing how to prepare and get through such a storm.   

Additionally, if you’re not used to driving in ice or snow conditions, it is better to stay off the roads to avoid serious accidents.

Primary concerns are loss of heat, power and telephone service and a shortage of supplies if storm conditions continue for more than a day. 

Here is a short checklist of items that are recommended to have on hand before a winter storm occurs: