Important Hurricane Information

As you know, Hurricane Irma may impact our area within the next few days. We would like to remind you to take the following precautions:

• Daniel Island is in Evacuation Zone B
• Be sure to check around the entire perimeter of your residence and secure or bring inside any exterior items such as trash cans, planters (both hanging and potted), yard art, furniture, grills, bird feeders, basketball hoops, sports goals & other play/recreational equipment and any other loose items that could damage your property or neighboring properties or become life threatening projectiles.
• We are fairly confident that the City will not have garbage/yard debris service on Monday or Tuesday next week. Once a pick up date is given to us, we will have it posted on our website and Facebook Page.
• All builders and contractors have been asked to remove or secure their dumpsters with a cover and to remove or secure all port-o-lets and loose materials at job sites. If you are having personal renovations or remodeling at your home, please remind your contractors/builders about these items.
• In the event you lose electricity, notify SCE&G of power outages.
• Make sure you have an adequate supply of canned goods, bottled water and batteries. If you do not have bottled water on hand, fill a bathtub or sink with fresh water
• Sandbags are available to residents in preparation for hurricane Irma
  • The City of Charleston has a limited number of free sandbags available to assist residents who anticipate localized flooding. Distribution has begun. The sandbags may be picked up from the following locations:
    • City of Charleston Bees Ferry Fire Station at 1985 Bees Ferry Road.
    • Milford Street Public Works Operations Complex at 2150 Milford Street. Enter the first gate on the right and proceed to the rear of the complex.
  • Additional sand and bags will be available for citizens to build their own sandbags at two James Island locations in cooperation with the Town of James Island. Residents should bring their own shovels to assemble sandbags at these locations:
    • Dock Street Park, 1433 Patterson Avenue. Open dawn to dusk.
    • James Island Youth Soccer Fields, 871 Fort Johnson Rd. Open dawn to dusk.
  • A limit of 10 sandbags per household will apply to all residents at these locations. To purchase sandbags, citizens should contact a local home hardware store.
  • A City of Charleston Citizen Information Line is now live at 843-973-7219 to answer residents’ questions regarding the hurricane. Additional hurricane preparedness information can be found at www.scemd.org and in the downloadable Hurricane Preparedness Guide.
• The POA Field Operations Staff has already completed preparations for Hurricane Irma for all of our common areas, pools, boats landings and other amenities.
  • In order to ensure that the pools are safely secured, the entry doors will not be accessible until further notice. Please stay out of the pool areas for your safety.
• Make necessary accommodations for pets.
• Any tree on someone’s personal property is their responsibility to remove if fallen.
• Monitor the weather conditions closely and be prepared to follow recommendations of state and local authorities.
• Residents should review personal safety and hurricane preparedness plans, local evacuation zones and locate the nearest hurricane evacuation routes.

For the safety of our POA team, the POA office will be closed Monday, September 11^th and possibly Tuesday, September 12th.  The office may close earlier depending on the track of the storm and recommendations of local and state authorities with regard to evacuations. Staff will return to the island as soon as officials declare it is safe to return.

For downed power lines, tree limbs, trees or other large debris that you may encounter in the streets or roads, please call 911 to report them. City street trees which are located between the curb and sidewalk should be reported to the City of Charleston Urban Forestry Division Manager, Danny Burbage at BURBAGED@charleston-sc.gov or (843) 724-7416

For all other issues regarding POA maintained property, for example, boat landings, pools, trails, parks (other than Governors, Freedom or Etiwan), common areas, or ponds, please email reportaproblem@dicommunity.org. Any information you can send including address/location of the issue and a photo of the problem is appreciated.

Important Contacts

Police & Fire –

24/7 NON-EMERGENCY – 843-743-7200.

*FOR POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCIES ALWAYS DIAL 911

Traffic & Transportation (To report traffic lights that are out or downed stop signs)- 843-724-7368

Phone, Cable & Internet Service

AT&T – 800-288-2020

Home Telecom – 843-277-7307

Electric & Gas

South Carolina Electric & Gas – 1-800-251-7234

SCE&G Maintenance Number (24 hr. emergency service) – 1-888-333-4465

Trash/Yard Debris

City of Charleston- 843-724-7364 and 843-724-7365

Water/Sewer

Charleston Water System – 843-727-6800

City of Charleston (Drainage) Public Service (Drainage) – 843-724-7367

Curbside Recycling

Suburban Disposal/Republic Services – 843-873-4810

Berkeley County Services

Emergency Preparedness – 843-719-4166

Mosquito Abatement Program – 843-719-4646

City of Charleston Public Services

Streets & Sidewalks – 843-724-3754

Potholes – 843-724-7366

Animal Control – 843-720-3915

Citizens Information line – 843-973-7219

Alligator or Wildlife

(DNR) – 843-953-9856 or (after hours or emergency) 1-800-922-5431

Daniel Island does not have a re-entry program. The state and local officials will determine protocol and timing of any post evacuation re-entry to DI.

Please stay informed by checking important media websites at the links below.

South Carolina Emergency Management Division:

http://www.scemd.org/

Berkeley County Emergency Management Division

http://gis.berkeleycountysc.gov/hurricane/

2017 South Carolina Hurricane Guide

http://www.scemd.org/files/Public%20Information/Publications/Hurricane_Guide/2017/Hurricane%20guide%20for%20website.pdf

National Weather Service

http://www.weather.gov/

SCE&G

sceg.com/storm

Charleston Water Systems

http://www.charlestonwater.com/

Live 5 News 

http://www.live5news.com/weather

ABC News 4 

http://abcnews4.com/

Post & Courier 

http://www.postandcourier.com/