Help Line for Emergency Shelters in SC
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- Here is important information for Evacuees who need shelter from Hurricane Matthew.
The South Carolina Emergency Operations Center has released the following information:
If you need shelter, call 1-866-246-0133 you will be directed to the nearest open emergency shelter anywhere in the state. The state’s public information phone system is operational 24 hours a day until South Carolina is no longer in danger.
The S.C. Emergency Management Division website, scemd.org, lists emergency shelter status statewide and is updated in real-time by the S.C. Department of Social Services.
Coastal evacuees currently traveling or without internet access are urged to call the PIPS line if they need assistance.
S.C. PUBLIC INFORMATION PHONE SYSTEM 1-866-246-0133
