Emergency Services

Location: 2222-C Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC
Phone: 843-545-3213
Fax: 843-520-1637
Email: Emergency Services
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (except for legal holidays)
Mailing Address: 2222-C Highmarket Street, Georgetown, SC 29440
Point of Contact: Tracey Howle, Administrative Assistant or
James M. Mock, Jr., Emergency Services Director

Department Functions:

To oversee key emergency service agencies and the integration of these services in Georgetown County, including; the County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Division, Midway Fire Rescue, the Training Division and Emergency Management.

The Emergency Services Department must coordinate with all City and County agencies as well as with Special Purpose Districts located within Georgetown County to address a broad range of emergency issues. The Emergency Services Department serves as a liaison with Federal, State and other agencies to insure the safety and well being of the citizens of Georgetown County. There are four (4) divisions of Emergency Services including; Emergency Management, Georgetown County Fire/Emergency Medical Services, Midway Fire Rescue and the Training Division.

Department News:

Recently completed, a new back-up Emergency Operations Facility with space to house essential County Services is located in an unused school building. The facility, located outside of all known storm surge areas, will replace the current Emergency Operations Center or County Administration Facility in the event of catastrophic storm damages.

Georgetown County recently integrated the Georgetown County Fire Department and Georgetown County EMS into one organization cross training personnel for improved Fire and EMS service. The combined services improve strategically located rural Fire-EMS stations. Additionally, this new organizational structure provides twenty-four (24) hour Battalion Chief Officers and the promotion of eighteen (18) to the rank of Lieutenant.

Midway Fire Rescue is the newest member of Georgetown County Emergency Services providing Fire, EMS and Water Rescue Services to the Waccamaw Neck area. Additionally, Midway Fire Rescue is now the Hazardous Material First Responder for the County and provides Advanced Life Support Engine Companies and ambulance response.

Additional Information:

The Managers/Chiefs for each department within the Georgetown County Emergency Services organization telephone numbers are listed below.

• Georgetown County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services: Chief Mack Reed, 843-545-3271
• Georgetown County Emergency Management: Mr. Lewis Dugan, 843-545-3273
• Midway Fire Rescue: Chief Doug Eggiman, 843-545-3620
• Training Division: Mr. Terry Skidmore, 843-545-3508

Links:

The information provided in the following web sites may be useful, although not all of the listed sites are official government sites and may not be completely up-to-date or accurate.

Alarm Registrations

Situation Reports and News Releases
S.C. Emergency Management Division: www.scemd.org

Traffic Information
Department of Public Safety/Traffic: www.sctraffic.org
S.C. Department of Transportation: www.scdot.org

Weather
National Weather Service: www.weather.gov
National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov

Other Useful Sites:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): www.fema.gov
International Association of Emergency Managers: www.iaem.com
National Emergency Management Agency: www.nemaweb.org
American Red Cross: www.redcross.org
International Association of Fire Chiefs: www.iafc.org
For Animal Emergencies: www.clemson.edu/ep/