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Our Vision Statement:
"The Emergency Management Organization will be committed to proactive planning and preparation in support of emergency responses in our community, seeking to provide a quality customer-oriented service through teamwork."Our Mission Statement:
"To evaluate, understand, plan, and prepare for the unexpected while teaming actively with other town departments, volunteer organizations, and the private section in supporting an effective response, mitigating further hazards, and assisting in recovery. This includes educating and informing the community of issues and actions taken on their behalf."About Batesburg-Leesville Emergency Management:
Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating the Town of Batesburg-Leesville’s preparation for and response to emergency situations. To address these potential threats, the Emergency Management Organization publishes the town's emergency management plan. This plan provides the framework upon which the Town of Batesburg-Leesville prepares for, responds to, and performs its emergency response functions during times of natural or man-made disasters or national emergencies.These emergency conditions are defined for the Emergency Response Plan as local and general emergencies.
Local Emergency - a natural or man-made event that impacts the Town of Batesburg-Leesville and/or its immediate surrounding area only. Local emergencies allow for incoming resources from outside agencies to support and assist in coordinating the management of the event.
General Emergency - a natural or man-made event that impacts the Town of Batesburg-Leesville and large areas of the county/state. Limited additional resources outside of the town will be available initially to assist in management of the event in the Batesburg-Leesville area.
The plan is based on the four phases of Emergency Management, which are:- Mitigation - Those activities that eliminate or reduce the probability of disaster.
- Preparedness - Those activities that governments, organizations and individuals develop to save lives and minimize damage.
- Response - Those actions to minimize loss of life and property damage and provide emergency assistance.
- Recovery - Those short and long-term activities that restore city operations and help return the community to a normal state.
When the Town of Batesburg-Leesville faces an emergency and the Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) is activated, the organization works with town departments as well
as various county, state, and federal agencies to respond effectively and quickly
to provide for the continuity of services to the public. In addition, should
it become necessary to establish a command post at the site of a major incident,
the Town will deploy a specially equipped vehicle known as the Command
Center (Unit 18).
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