Pickens County Conducts Large Scale Disaster Exercise Today

(Seneca, SC)——————- If you have been traveling through portions of Pickens County today and noticed plenty of emergency vehicles in certain areas, Pickens County Emergency Management has been conducting a large scale disaster exercise. The exercise, which will conclude around 3pm today, began with a Tornado affecting Dacusville Middle School on Thomas Mill Road near Easley. The Pickens County School District then transported students to Life Church which is close by to simulate the reunification of students and parents. Two other locations are being/were used with the simulation, Dacusville Elementary School on Cherokee Trail and Crossroads Baptist Church on Crossroads Church Road. A mock press conference was also held as part of the exercise.