The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams will begin door-to-door visits with Richland County residents Thursday, Oct. 31 in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Richland County is proud to recognize an officer at the County’s Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center as a recent graduate of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Detention (BD) training program.

A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open Thursday, Oct. 24 at Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, to provide in-person assistance to residents affected by Hurricane Helene. 

Many Richland County residents continue to deal with fallen trees, tree limbs and yard debris left in the path of Hurricane Helene.

Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) announced today that Richland County is now among those counties eligible to receive expedited federal individual disaster assistance following Hurricane Helene.