Reporting Emergencies

Environmental Services
(South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control)

The services of this DHEC office include emergency response activities, environmental monitoring for EQC bureau programs (Air Quality, Water,Land and Waste Management), facility inspections and evaluations, technical assistance, on-site presence at certain commercial hazardous waste facilities, shellfish regulation, and a summer pool inspection program. Particular emphasis is placed on the investigation and resolution of complaints associated with environmental and public health issues. To report a problem, click on the regional offices link.

http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/

Pesticides: Health and Safety. Emergency Information
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Find out who to call and what to do if someone has swallowed or inhaled a pesticide or gotten it in the eye or on the skin. This page has general first aid guidelines. To learn what kinds of chemical spills need to be reported and how to report a spill, select Spills. Select Incident Reporting for regulations and guidance documents that give details on what, when and how to report harmful effects resulting from the use of pesticides.

http://www2.epa.gov/pesticides

Land and Waste Management--Emergency Response
(South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC))

This site provides toll-free, 24-hour phone numbers to DHEC's Emergency Response System that industry, first responders, and the public can call to report possible or actual releases of pollutants into the South Carolina environment. This includes hazardous materials like oil, chemicals, pesticides, hazardous waste, and others. You can also report fish kills, open burning of items such as tires, plastic, asbestos, and copper wire.

http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/ReportIt/ReportingChemicalSpillsPo
llution/

Last Modified: Friday October 16, 2015 9:05 PM