Colleton County Fire-Rescue
10/06/2016
|
10/06/2016 - Colleton County has extended the
evacuation of its residents to include Zone B. This includes anyone south
of a line from approximately the Hampton County line on Interstate 95 north
to Sniders Hwy to Cottageville Hwy and north to the Dorchester County line
on Cottageville Hwy as well as all mobile homes and other floodplain areas
in the County. To verify the zone for your home or business, click
here and scroll down to
the map. Type in your address in the "Find address or place" box and
the map will display the address and zones. Click
here for evacuation information and click
here for information
from S.C. Emergency Management Officials on what is needed for a family
emergency kit. If you are in an evacuation area, please heed the warnings and leave now. If you
stay, you will have limited access to fire, rescue, police, and emergency
medical services until well after the storm has passed. Colleton
County's evacuation shelter opened yesterday at 3:00 PM at Colleton County
Middle School (1379 Tuskegee Airmen Drive, Walterboro, SC 29488). This
facility can provide food and shelter for the duration of the storm.
Pets are not allowed at the shelter, but they can be cared for by the
Colleton County Animal Shelter if the animal has been vaccinated against
rabies (you must bring verification documentation with the animal). Edisto Beach / Island Residents - The Advanced Life Support ambulance assigned to Edisto Island is being moved to an inland station at 5:00 PM today. You are strongly urged to evacuate now. If you are not in the evacuation zone, please prepare your home for extended power outages and delays in the response of fire, rescue, police, and emergency medical services. Call 9-1-1 for Emergencies Only! Do not call 9-1-1 to report power outages or for non-emergency issues. If you lose power, remember to keep electric generators OUTSIDE and away from any open windows or doors to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Also, do not burn charcoal indoors. |