Another important task of Emergency Services is to identify problem areas in the response plan and mitigate the emergency before it happens. This may include identifying hazardous environments and isolating them from development or altering the environment (i.e., flood zones).

Mitigation projects include the following efforts:

• Business Disaster Planning workshops
• Disaster Preparedness for seniors through Meals on Wheels
• Safe Home Information distribution through Welcome Wagon
• Operation Spring Break


• Smoke detector batteries for elderly
• Daycare Safety classes
• Mobile home safety information distribution to 1,000 homes
• Safety Kiosk at Prince of Orange mall


• Masters Of Disaster program in all Orangeburg County schools