DARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Policy
The responsibility for ordering a county wide evacuation rests
with the Dare County Control Group. The Control Group is comprised
of the Chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners or
designee, the Municipal Mayors, the Dare County Sheriff and the
Superintendent of the National Park Service.
Evacuation
- Evacuation areas will be determined by the projected storm
related conditions as supplied by the National Hurricane Center.
- Persons should leave promptly once an evacuation order is
given; visitors should take all belongings with them.
- Evacuation will be done during daylight hours.
- Evacuation route signs are in place to assist motorists.
- Public information statements are broadcast at the top of
every hour to provide timely weather information and local
condition reports.
- Law enforcement will be at traffic control points.
- All residents and non-resident property owners should plan
to have their property secured prior to the onset of gale force
winds (40 MPH).
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Radio Stations
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| WOBR |
95.3 |
WNHW |
92.5 |
| WRSF |
105.7
(EAS) |
WVOD |
99.1 |
| WCXL |
104.1 |
WYND |
97.1
(Hatteras) |
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Local TV Stations
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CABLE |
CH 12 |
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WEATHER |
CH
16, 60 |
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VIRGINIA |
CH 3,
10, 13 |
| N.
CAROLINA |
CH 7,
9 |
Dare County evacuees use Routes Hwy
12 to Hwy 64W or 158N.
Currently, it is estimated to take 21 hours to evacuate the barrier
islands if traffic is headed on U.S. Highway 64 west to Columbia and
30 hours on U.S. 158 into Currituck County.
Re-Entry Information & Stages
Stages - A staged reentry process
will be used by the Dare County Control Group to facilitate an
orderly reentry following an evacuation. Reentry permits are issued
for easy identification at control points.... No one will be denied
entry with proper identification.
- Stage One
- Critical need personnel identified by special permit issued by
the Municipal Mayors and the Chairman of the Dare County Control
Group.
- Stage Two
- Permanent residents - resident property owners that have a
reentry permit identified with an "R", a Dare County Drivers
license or a current Dare County Tax receipt.
- Stage Three
- A
non-resident improved property owner - identified by a solid
color permit or a current Dare County Tax receipt.
- Stage Four