Prepare
Do not wait until the last minute. These valuable resources can help your family, your home and business.
- Disaster Plan: http://www.scemd.org/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=218
- Hurricane Kit: http://www.scemd.org/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=217
- Functional Needs: http://www.scemd.org/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=219
- Flooding: http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=4654
Vital Documents and Contacts for Replacement
(Source: American Red Cross and Public Information Office Beaufort County)
• Driver’s license (Driving license) – Division of Motor Vehicles South Carolina
• official identification card (issued by the government) – Refer to the issuing agency
• Insurance policies – Your insurance company
• Lower Military – Department of Veterans Affairs [www.va.gov] – Documents: 1-800-827-1000 or TDD / TTY 1-800-829-4833
• Passport: State Department U.S. [Spanish information on passports www.gobierno.pr / State / home / pasaportes.htm]
Phone: 202-955-0430 Passport Service (24 hours)
• Death certificates and marriage certificates Probate Court Beaufort County (843) 255-5850
• Birth:
~ Division of Health and Environmental Control South Carolina (DHEC, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control), Vital Records: 1-877-284-1008
• Social Security: [www.ssa.gov] and Medicare http://www.medicare.gov/ – local Social Security Office, 1-800-772-1213
or TDD / TTY 1-800-325-0778
• Credit Card: Refer to issuer company as soon as possible
Contact ~ Mastercard Issuing financial institution
~ 1-800-VISA VISA911
~ American Express 1-800-441-0519
~ Discover 1-800-discover (1-800-347-2683), TDD / TTY 1-800-347-7449
• Rights of deeds: Civil Registry Office Beaufort County (843) 255-2555
• Stocks and Bonds: Refer to the issuing company or broker / agent
• Last will and testament: Your Personal abogodo
• Records of income tax (“income tax”) – The Center for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS, Internal Revenue Service) where you file your income, your personal accountant or 1-800-829-1040 (IRS , www.irs.gov)
• Citizenship papers: Citizenship and Immigration Service United States [www.uscis.gov / portal / site / uscis-en] (Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 1-800-375-5283)
• Mortgage Documents: Refer to the lending institution