Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

While any building faces challenges after a flood or other event that leads to water damage, historic buildings often face additional challenges. This article by the National Trust for Historic Preservation considers various things to keep in mind for any building after a flooding event, but especially historic buildings:  https://forum.savingplaces.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=0a57fa53-ebf2-90d5-205e-c1d7e8732ca2 

The Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums has collected resources on ash cleanup of buildings and collections and summarized them in a practical, easy to follow document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P_nbVLuxk9ptr1YkQ-x7Mpw3oT1nGd8FomELVpyd-mU/edit

  Fire safety is about more than knowing your exit path and keeping fire extinguishers up to date. The National Archives and Records Administration fire safety self-inspection form can be used for a wide variety of institutions, and should be reviewed regularly. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:2b87a703-4072-4a44-8614-bc31efc3a35b#pageNum=1

  The new year is a great time to re-assess your emergency planning paperwork. These Conserve-o-Grams are a great way to get started.   https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/21-09.pdf https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/21-10.pdf https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/21-11.pdf