Emergency Management

It is the mission of Horry County Emergency Management to lead the county’s all-hazards comprehensive emergency management program through: collaborative planning; educating its citizens, businesses and visitors; and coordinating response operations and recovery initiatives.

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The Horry County Emergency Management Department strives to enhance planning and community resilience through preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation initiatives; optimize public outreach strategies, and expand organizational capabilities to meet future program demands and requirements.

Horry County Emergency Management is responsible for developing emergency response plans and taking a lead role in the coordination of those plans during an emergency. Emergency Management employees work closely with state and local officials to gather resources necessary to overcome a disaster or emergency situation. Our employees train for many types of disasters but hurricanes are a primary concern due to our coastal location. 

Horry County has several Emergency Alert System Notification methods in place to ensure that alerts are being disseminated to the residents and visitors here in the county. The following information contains the local radio and television stations that are key participants in the Emergency Alert System and the ETV Radio Network. There are also additional phone numbers and telephone messaging systems in our area that can provide the same emergency notification when required and that information can be found in the information below.