Pickens County reports full-scale active-shooter exercise; Wildcat evacuation plan nearly finished

Aug 17, 2026

Emergency management staff reported a multi-jurisdictional active-shooter exercise on July 30 at Harmony Elementary School and said the Wildcat Community evacuation plan is nearing completion; an after-action report is expected within 45 days.

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Pickens County's public safety director told commissioners on Aug. 17 that the county conducted a multi-jurisdictional full-scale active-shooter exercise on July 30 at Harmony Elementary School and that an after-action report is expected within 45 days.

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