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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
827 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

PINNACLE MOUNTAIN CREWS HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON DESPITE
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ENTERED THE AREA THROUGHOUT TODAY.
DESPITE THIS SUCCESS PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...WITH
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PINNACLE MOUNTAIN UNIFIED COMMAND...IS
ASKING EVACUEES IN THE BACK PARK ROAD...COUNTRY CREEK DRIVE AND
THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH SALUDA ROAD TO REMAIN OUT OF THE AREA UNTIL
AT LEAST NOON MONDAY...NOVEMBER 21ST.

CREWS HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT ARE OF A
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FROM SATURDAY/S OPERATIONS BUT THE LOW HUMIDITY
AND SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS HAVE RESULTED IN THE EXPECTED SPOT
FIRES AND HOT SPOTS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH
AERIAL WATER DROPS...DOZERS AND WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS.

PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REMINDS CITIZENS THAT IF THEY
FEEL THE NEED TO EVACUATE AND REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
EVACUATING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NUMBER BELOW SO THAT FIRE AND
RESCUE CREWS CAN BE SCHEDULED TO ASSIST. ANY EVACUEES WITH ANIMALS
THAT NEED TO BE SHELTERED PLEASE CONTACT THE NUMBER BELOW FOR
ASSISTANCE. EVACUEES NEED TO PLAN TO BE EVACUATED UNTIL AT LEAST
NOON MONDAY...NOVEMBER 21 AND RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE
FIRST RESPONDERS REMAINING IN THE AREA AT LEAST A WEEK LATER.

CITIZENS ARE REMINDED TO AVOID THE HIGHWAY 11...HIGHWAY 178
NORTH...AND SOUTH SALUDA ROAD AREAS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC AND
CONGESTION AROUND THE FIRE AREA.

PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING NUMBER FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS ON
EVACUATIONS AND THE STATUS OF THE FIRE...864-898-5373. THE PRE-
RECORDED MESSAGE AT THIS NUMBER WILL BE PERIODICALLY UPDATED TO
REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS.

PLEASE CALL 864-898-2437 FOR QUESTIONS...CONCERNS OR ASSISTANCE.

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