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Emergency Operations Plans
     
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The Aiken County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is developed for use by Aiken County Government Officials to ensure mitigation and preparedness, appropriate response, and timely recovery from hazards that may affect Aiken County. Further, this plan is designed to include the Emergency Support Function (ESF) identified in the State Response Plan. The Aiken County Emergency Management Division will guide the execution of this plan. The Emergency Management Division functions under the direction and control of the Aiken County Emergency Services Department.

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Drills and Exercises
HSEEP - Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program that provides a standardized methodology and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.

The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) constitutes a national standard for all exercises. Through exercises, the National Exercise Program, supports organizations to achieve objective assessments of their capabilities so that strengths, and areas for improvement are identified, corrected and shared as appropriate prior to a real incident. To learn more about the HSEEP program, click on the About HSEEP tab listed above.

The HSEEP is maintained by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Preparedness Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

Recent Drills and Exercises:
  • November 2007- Hospital Medical Surge/ Evacuation

  • February 2008 - Hurricane Communications - Aiken, Greenwood, Lexington, Richland, Saluda counties, South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD), SCHP, Amateur Radio Operators

  • February 2008 -TEEN CERT Disaster exercise

  • November 2008 - Cytec Industries Chemical exercise

  • December 2008 - Plant Vogtle- FEMA evaluated exercise, participants: SCEMD, SRS, Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, and Burke County, Ga. Counties

    • 2009 Drills and Exercises:
  • Plant Vogtle Communications Drills – Quarterly

  • Pandemic Influenza TTX(School Closing)– Spring

  • SRS FSE – Spring

  • DHEC Mobile Hospital Communication FSE – Spring

  • WMD FSE (COBRA & IMT)– Summer

  • Augusta Aircraft Mass Casualty FSE– Summer

  • ARMC Hospital Evacuation FSE- Fall

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