Greenville County Emergency Management has been coordinating emergency services after an EF-2 tornado touched down on Saturday night.
Jessica Stumpf, Deputy Director Greenville County Emergency Management, said their role is mainly as a coordinating agency to make sure things run smoothly.
"We essentially as emergency management are a coordinating agency; we coordinate people, we coordination information, and we coordinate resources," Stumpf said.
GCEM was notified Saturday evening of reports of damage, power lines downed, and gas leaks in the Wade Hampton section of Greenville County.
When they were able to reach the scene, they began surveying the damage and assessing what they could do for residents there.
Stumpf said they called in County Roads and Bridges to get trees and power lines off the roads; their organization in turn coordinated with the SC Department of Transportation about which roads DOT is in charge of clearing.
Duke Energy was also contacted to assist with downed lines.
Stumpf reports they were also able to get five residents who needed a place to stay for the night in touch with the American Red Cross.
Thus far, there are no official numbers on those displaced by the tornado.
GCEM reminds those who want to volunteer that volunteering through a group is the best and safest way to help.
"Volunteers are encouraged to team up with a volunteering agency. That way it's a more coordinated response. That way they are kind of in a cohesive group instead of just kind of wandering around and doing their own thing," Stumpf said.