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DISASTER PREPARATION AND RESPONSE: USEFUL LINKS

Greetings from the Iowa Museums Archives & Libraries Emergency Response Team (IMALERT)! During recent group training, we watched a video we’d like to share with you. This live burn exercise is a dramatic demonstration showing the impact that proper and improper collection storage and different firefighting techniques can have on the outcome of a fire in collections.

Does your institution have an updated emergency plan? Have you ever been in touch with your local fire department about your unique spaces and collections?

Check out this video


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Helpful Links:

  • “Keep Calm and Carry On” Disaster preparedness presentation
  • ICPC Flood Recovery Booklet
  • Content listing for the ICPC Flood Recovery Booklet
  • MNHS Historical Society Flood Response
  • Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management & Response
  • NPS Preservation Matters Series

 

 

Iowa Museum Association Disaster Resources


 

 

 

 

 

 

National Heritage Responders (NHR): https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/disaster-response-recovery

https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/national-heritage-responders/tip-sheets

Grants and assistance: https://www.iowaculture.gov/


Cultural Heritage Responders

The National Heritage Responders (NHR) respond to the needs of cultural institutions and the public during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors, and the public.

Tip Sheets:

        • Long Term Recovery
        • Working with Recovery Vendors: What You Should Know
        • Mold
        • Removing Large Paper Items from Flat Files
        • Drying Wet Collections & Buildings
        • Evacuating Collections: What You Should Know
        • Health and Safety after Floods

The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), is a non-profit conservation center devoted to the conservation and preservation of paper based materials.

The NEDCC Mission is to improve the conservation efforts of libraries, archives, historical organizations, museums, and other repositories; to provide the highest quality services to institutions without in-house conservation facilities or those that seek specialized expertise; and to provide leadership in the preservation and conservation fields.

NEDCC Disaster Assistance Website

Disaster Help is Just a Click Away

IMALERT Disaster Help Call 319-384-3673

DISASTER PREPARATION AND RESPONSE: USEFUL LINKS

“Keep Calm and Carry On” Disaster preparedness presentation

ICPC Flood Recovery Booklet

MNHS Historical Society Flood Response

Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management & Response 

NPS Preservation Matters Series

Disaster Preparation and Response: Useful Links

Contact ICPC:

Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium

P.O. Box 10321

Cedar Rapids, IA 52410

Contact IMALERT at: imalert.iowa@gmail.com

 

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