Oct 8, 2015 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery
We now have enough structures that can be accessed to preform ERT work throughout SC that we are calling for all SC ERT personnel to respond to our calls for help. We have two locations that are ready to accept and house teams. One is in the Manning / Summerton area,...
Oct 8, 2015 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Homeowners, renters and business owners affected by the recent flooding in South Carolina can now register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance. The presidential disaster declaration of Oct. 5 makes federal...
Oct 7, 2015 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 we responded ERT Teams to a couple of areas in the state. One of which was Holly Hill, SC for two damaged roofs and a flooded family restaurant. A restaurant is something we had not helped muck out in our 10-years of response throughout the...
Oct 6, 2015 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery
We are United Methodist Volunteers in South Carolina who are dedicated to showing the love of Jesus to others in the aftermath of a disaster. We have teams and regional coordinators that cover our state from border to border. Our teams consist of 6 – 12 people....
Oct 5, 2015 | Flood Recovery
South Carolina is feeling the effects of an unprecedented weather event that has caused extensive flooding in the Low Country, Midlands and Pee Dee regions of our state. Interstate closings, failing dams, disintegrating roads, city curfews and extensive evacuations...
Oct 4, 2015 | Conference Updates, Flood Recovery
We are very actively assessing damage from flooding rains and such associated with Hurricane Joaquin across our state. There is damage in many areas, but seems to be more so from the midlands to the coast. Some hard hit areas we know of now are: Richland...