PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – All week, upstate counties have been preparing for Friday’s winter storm. Officials in Pickens County say past storms shaped the way they’re gearing up now.
Emergency officials say to prepare for this potential winter storm where power outages are the biggest risk they’re taking in lessons they learned from Helene.
“At 8 o’clock in the morning, we will be staffing EMS, adding additional units and more personnel,” said Emergency Services Director Billy Gibson…