Hurricane Matthew

in City News, Emergency Planning

The Preparation

In preparation for Hurricane Matthew hitting the coastal communities of South Carolina, the City of Hanahan has prepared for the storm on many fronts.

  • We will be offering Sandbags beginning at 12:00pm today (Wednesday) for City of Hanahan and Berkeley County residents only.  Photo identification is required to pick up sandbags.  So far, we have not set a sandbag limit Limit was set to 10 bags per person.
  • We have begun Emergency preparation and have raised staffing levels for essential personnel.  This includes the public safety departments of the City, Police & Fire.
  • City of Hanahan will be closing at 12:00pm today (Wednesday) to allow our non-essential employees to return home and prepare for the storm or leave the area.
  • Curbside pickup services will be cancelled for 10/6/2016 (Thursday).
  • Curbside pickup services will be cancelled for 10/7/2016 (Friday).

Contact Numbers

In case of an emergency, please call 911.  For non-emergencies, please contact our Telecommunications non-emergency line at 843-747-5711.

  • City of Hanahan – (843) 554-4221
  • Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness – (843) 719-4166
  • Berkeley County Storm Hotline – (843) 719-4800

Shelters

The folllowing shelters have been identified by Berkeley County Governement

  • Westview Primary School (98 Westview Dr. Goose Creek)
  • Berkeley Elementary School (715 SC-6, Moncks Corner)
  • St. Stephen Elementary School (1053 Russellville Rd, St Stephen)
  • Cainhoy Elementary School (2424 Cainhoy Rd, Huger)
  • Westview Middle School (101 Westview Blvd, Goose Creek)
  • Berkeley Middle School (320 N Live Oak Dr, Moncks Corner)
  • Can Bay High School – Pet Friendly (1624 State Rd, Summerville, SC)

 

We will continue to update this news release with more information as we have it.

 

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