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The South Carolina Emergency Management Division and members of the State Emergency Response Team continue to respond to winter weather conditions that have affected most of the state. The South Carolina Emergency Operations Center will remain activated at Operational Condition 3 for the duration of hazardous conditions.  OpCon 3 is the state’s preparedness level when a disaster or emergency situation is ongoing.  The SEOC will support county emergency management directors should first responders need additional resources. Governor Nikki Haley has ordered all state government offices to follow the same closing/delay schedule as county governments.  The status of all state government offices is listed by county at scemd.org.  SCEMD is urging everyone to take proper safety measures to handle frozen precipitation, hazardous road conditions and extremely cold temperatures. State Actions by the numbers: The South Carolina Department of Transportation currently has 1,389 maintenance employees involved in road operations.  Conditions on many roadways are extremely hazardous, particularly on secondary roads.  You are urged not to drive unless absolutely necessary. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports officers have responded a total 1240 incidents related to this weather event.  SCHP personnel continue to be augmented by officers from the State Law Enforcement Division and the SC Department of Natural Resources.32 S.C. National Guardsman have been placed on state active duty.  Soldiers are operating vehicle recovery teams in support of ongoing traffic response activities and providing transportation support for local first responders if needed. Five county emergency managers with the S.C. Dept.  of Social Services and American Red Cross Volunteers have opened winter shelters in Beaufort, Calhoun, Colleton, Orangeburg and Williamsburg Counties.  Additional support is standing by to operate shelters should they become necessary.