Silver Jackets: Many Partners, One team

SILVER JACKETS

Many Partners, One Team

 

For More Information Contact

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, Email, 803-477-7993

South Carolina Silver Jackets

VISION STATEMENT

To increase coordination and efficiency between state and federal governmental agencies in developing comprehensive and sustainable solutions to flood and coastal risk management in the State of South Carolina and serve as a catalyst in developing comprehensive and sustainable solutions to flood hazard issues, including mitigation planning, flood hazard mapping, risk reduction activities, and response and recovery planning.

MISSION STATEMENT

The core agencies will establish an inter-agency team to communicate and work with other state and federal agencies to:

  • Enable the effective and efficient sharing of data and information,
  • Foster the leveraging of available agency resources,
  • Provide improved services to our mutual customers, and
  • Promote wise stewardship of the taxpayers' investment.

Team Activities

Disaster Risk Reduction Training

The South Carolina Silver Jackets in partnership with the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association (NHMA) and Clemson Risk Engineering and Systems Analytics Center offered a two-day Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) training. The training included several modules of the DRR Ambassador curriculum.


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports state-led Silver Jackets Teams through its Flood Risk Management Program.