Emergency Resources

Emergency Preparedness Listening Sessions:

We need your help to find out ways to improve communication and services for people with disabilities during a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tornado, flooding, or others.

What would help you feel safer and more prepared during a natural disaster? If you are a person with a disability, please join us to share about any experiences or barriers you may have faced during a natural disaster. Each session will be held on Zoom from 1-2pm. 
The sessions for the counties that we serve are as follows: 
-Wednesday, June 23: Williamsburg
-Tuesday, June 29: Charleston
-Wednesday, June 30: Berkeley and Dorchester
To register for each county’s session, please email our emergency department at: tholmes@abilitysc.org or call our office at 843-225-5080.

Quick Information

South Carolina Emergency Management Division
Emergency Hotline:

(866) 246-0133

Contact AccessAbility at:

(843) 225-5080

TTY (843) 225-0231

Citizen’s Information Line:

Charleston County: (843) 746-3900
Dorchester County: (843) 832-0393 or (843) 563-0393
Berkley County: (843) 719-4800

Hurricane Emergency Information

Please click the links below for more information on preparing yourself for an emergency event.

Ready.gov Hurricane preparedness:

https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

Make a communication Plan:

Make A Plan | Ready.gov

FEMA Emergency Checklist:

Emergency Supplies Checklist

Prepare an Emergency Prep Kit:

https://www.ready.gov/kit

Individuals with Disabilities Think about more than just food and water:

https://www.ready.gov/individuals-access-functional-needs

Local Storm Shelters by County

Charleston County:

Coastal Pre-Release Center (Pet Friendly) – 3765 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston 29405

Military Magnet Academy – 2950 Carner Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405

R.B. Stall High School – 3625 Ashley Phosphate Rd, North Charleston, CS 29418

Jerry Zucker Middle School – 6401 Dorchester Rd, North Charleston, SC 29418

Colleton County

Colleton County High School – 150 Cougar Nation Drive, Walterboro, SC 29488

Berkeley County:

TBD – Will be opened on Wed, Sept 4th

Dorchester County:

Dubose Middle School (Pet Friendly) – 1005 Dubose School Road, Summerville, SC 29483

Emergency SC Shelters

https://www.scemd.org/stay-informed/emergency-shelters/

Communication Tool Kit

Heading to an Emergency Shelter? Here is a tool to help you communicate your needs to shelter personnel.

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/emergency-prep/risk-communication/show-me-tool.pdf

For other valuable information, Please reach out to your local Emergency Preparedness Division. See Listing For Each County Below

Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness Division
Dan Barb, Director
Phone: (843) 719-4047/4080
FAX: (843) 719-4811
223 Live Oak Drive
Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461

Dorchester County Emergency Services Department
Mario Formisano, Director
Phone: (843) 832-0341
FAX: (843) 832-0343
212 Deming Way, # 3
Summerville, S.C. 29483-4707
Dorchester Web Site: Dorchester County, SC website | Home

Williamsburg County Disaster Preparedness Agency
Tiffany Cooks, Director
Phone: (843) 354-9330/7016/6891
FAX: (843) 354-3534
2086 Thurgood Marshall Blvd.
Kingstree, S.C. 29556

Charleston County Emergency Preparedness Division
Jason Patno, Director
Phone: (843) 746-3800
FAX: (843) 746-3810
EOC/CDC Emergency Safety Building
8500 Palmetto Commerce Parkway
North Charleston, S.C. 29456

Orangeburg County Office of Emergency Services
Billy Staley, Director
Phone: (803) 533-6265
FAX: (803) 533-5899
P.O. Drawer 9000
Orangeburg, S.C. 29116

Hurricane Hotlines & Public Information System Phone Numbers

Live 5 Hurricane Hotline: (843) 402-5800

Live 5 Weather Hotline: (843) 402-5700

NEWS Red Cross Shelter Information: (843) 764-2323

Shelters for Individuals with Disabilities and Specific Needs: (803) 898-3694

SC Public Information Phone System: 1-866-246-0133

SC Road Conditions: 1-888-877-9151

Emergency Preparedness Phone Number By County

Berkeley: (843) 719-4166

Charleston: (843) 202-7100

Dorchester: (843) 832-0341

Orangeburg: (803) 533-6265

Williamsburg: (843) 354-9330

Power Company Information

To report outages...

SCE&G – 1-888-333-4465 | Consumer help line: 1-800-251-7234

Berkeley Electric Cooperative: 1-888-253-4232

Awendaw – (843) 884-7525

Goose Creek – (843) 553-5020

Johns Island – (843) 559-2458

Moncks Corner – (843) 761-8200

Santee Cooper: 1-888-769-7688 | Consumer help line: (843) 761-8000 | Santee Electric Cooperative Customer help line: 1-888-239-2300

Apps & Resources

South Carolina Department of Mental Health – https://scdmh.net/contact/

National Hurricane Center – https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

FEMA App – https://www.fema.gov/mobile-app

Citizen Alerts (Charleston County) – https://www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/emergency-management/alert-removal.php

Show Me – http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/emergency-prep/additional-access-needs/show-me.html

GasBuddy – http://tracker.gasbuddy.com/Default.aspx

CodeRed – Types of Disasters – South Carolina Emergency Management Division (scemd.org)

Local resources

These websites offers real-time traffic updates for Georgia and South Carolina’s major roads:

http://www.511ga.org

http://www.511sc.org

If you live in Charleston County and need mortgage or rental assistance due to COVID-19, check out this website for more information: https://www.charlestoncounty.org/erap/

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