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Information phoneline set up for wildfires in Greenville, Pickens counties in South Carolina

Information phoneline set up for wildfires in Greenville, Pickens counties in South Carolina
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      COMPLEX. FIRE. PEYTON, WHAT’S THE LATEST? GOOD AFTERNOON DESTINEE. YOU’LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THIS FIRE IS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE JUST BEHIND ME. I’M GOING TO TAKE A LOOK RIGHT OVER HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE JUST ABOVE THE RIDGE LINE. THIS IS THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRE MADE UP OF THE TABLE ROCK STATE PARK FIRE AND THE PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE. NOW THAT TABLE ROCK STATE PARK FIRE, THAT’S MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE YESTERDAY. IT’S NEARLY 3000 ACRES, 0% CONTAINED. THAT PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRE IS ALSO MORE THAN TRIPLED. IT’S AT NEARLY 1000 ACRES SO FAR, 0% CONTAINED. WE’VE ACTUALLY GOT MORE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TODAY FROM STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. WE HAVE BOB MICHALEK WITH GREENVILLE COUNTY WITH US TODAY. BOB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING WITH US. WHAT ROLE IS GREENVILLE COUNTY PLAYING IN ALL OF THIS? WELL, GREENVILLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATES AND COMMUNICATES ALL THE STUFF YOU SEE BEHIND US. ALL THE TRAILERS YOU’VE BEEN SEEING, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HANDLE ALL THE COMMUNICATION. THERE’S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. THERE’S A LOT OF SUPPORT THAT GOES INTO SUPPORTING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE WHO ARE ATTACKING THAT FIRE. SO IT IS A VERY COMPLEX COMMUNICATION SITUATION WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS COMING IN. SO GETTING EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE AND COORDINATING RESOURCES AND COORDINATING PERSONNEL, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS HERE WITH GREENVILLE COUNTY. ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE BEHIND US, THERE’S A MASS OF TRAILERS, TRUCKS, BULLDOZERS, YOU NAME IT ALL. GETTING READY TO GO UP, ALL WORKING ON COMMUNICATION FROM DOWN HERE. NOW, ONE THING WE LEARNED LAST NIGHT, THOSE VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS, THEY TURNED TO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS. WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT? WELL, THAT WAS THE FIRST MANDATORY EVACUATION HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. AROUND 300 RESIDENTS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY WERE IMPACTED. THERE ARE NO NO ADDITIONAL MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AT THE MOMENT, BUT GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND OTHER FOLKS FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR IN THE AREA TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL EVACUATION COMING AND HOW TO SAFEGUARD THEIR HOMES FROM THE SITUATION, AND TO SEE IF THEY NEED ANYTHING. AND WE JUST OPENED UP A PHONE LINE FOR ANYBODY IN THE AREA. IF YOU’D LIKE IT, IT’S EIGHT, SIX, FOUR, FOUR, SIX, SEVEN, 34, 28. THAT’S EIGHT SIX, FOUR FOUR, SIX, SEVEN, 34, 28. THAT’S OUR TABLE ROCK COMPLEX INFORMATION LINE. IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE IN DANGER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME INFORMATION, WE HAVE A DIRECT LINE OPEN. WE’LL PUT THAT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL OKAY. AND IF YOU HAVE IT WE’LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CREW WORKING WITH COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING ON THOSE EVACUATIONS TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AT FOUR, FIVE AND SIX, POTENTIALLY AT NOON. FOR NOW, LIVE AT THE TABLE ROCK STATE PARK FIRE. I’M PEYTON FURTADO WYFF NEWS FOUR. PAYTON, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. IF YOU ARE IMPACTED BY THE TABLE ROCK OR PERSIMMON RIDGE FIRES AND NEED EVACUATION INFORMATION, GREENVILLE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADERS SAY YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. AGAIN, THA
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      Information phoneline set up for wildfires in Greenville, Pickens counties in South Carolina
      Greenville County Emergency Management has set up a phone line for people to get the latest information on evacuations for the Table Rock or Persimmon Ridge fires, also known as the Table Rock Complex.The number is 864-467-3428.Both fires are growing due to dry air and gusty winds.FULL EVACUATION LIST FOR TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRES Other fire information below:

      Greenville County Emergency Management has set up a phone line for people to get the latest information on evacuations for the Table Rock or Persimmon Ridge fires, also known as the Table Rock Complex.

      The number is 864-467-3428.

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      Both fires are growing due to dry air and gusty winds.

      FULL EVACUATION LIST FOR TABLE ROCK COMPLEX FIRES

      Other fire information below: