I have a re-entry pass to return from evacuation early, will it work?
Business owners who applied for business re-entry passes through the South Carolina Emergency Management Division will not be able to re-enter any of the barrier islands early.
The barrier islands — Hilton Head Island, Daufuskie Island, Fripp Island, Harbor Island and Hunting Island — were ordered to evacuate beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Bob Bromage, public information officer for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, said Thursday only business re-entry passes issued through the Beaufort County Emergency Management Division will be accepted.
The SCEMD business pass registration form instructs business owners to call the Beaufort County re-entry hotline for more information, but this line is not yet in use.
More than 5,600 BCEMD early re-entry passes have been issued, and it is too late to request a pass, Bromage said.
The BCEMD pass is only valid for the pass holder, and does not cover others in the vehicle, including children.
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This story was originally published September 7, 2017 at 3:59 PM with the headline "I have a re-entry pass to return from evacuation early, will it work?."