General Resources | Flood / Water Damage | Emergency Response and Recovery

• Protecting the Past RI
• RI dPlan, disaster-planning tool for cultural and civic institutions

General Resources

• ALA - Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
• Connecting to Collections: Guide to Online Resources
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FEMA Childrens' Source for Disaster Preparation and Prevention
• Forever is a Long Time webliography Compiled by Liz Bishoff
• Heritage Preservation
• Heritage Emergency National Task Force
• Homeland Security. Ready. Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed
• Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records (IPER) project
  
• Library of Congress Preservation
  • Caring for Your Collections
• LYRASIS Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
  Disaster Recovery Services, Organizations and Associations, Weather and Maps, Vendors
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Preservation
  • A Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management and Response: Paper-Based Materials
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
  • Assessing Preservation Needs: A Self-Survey Guide (free online)
  • Disaster Assistance
  • Preservation Leaflets
  • RI Contract with NEDCC for services
• Personal Emergency Preparedness Guide
• Preservation/Archives Resources (MA site; national scope)
• Preservation Directory.com
  Online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada.
• RI Emergency Management Agency
• Tips to Protect Property from Hurricanes

Flood / Water Damage

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Flood Assistance
  • How to Apply for Assistance
  • Recover and Rebuild
• Resources for Rhode Islanders affected by the floods, Rhode Island Foundation
• Tips for Salvaging Water Damaged Valuables, Heritage Emergency National Task Force
• After the Flood: Emergency Stabilization and Conservation Measures
  (National Park Service)
• Tips for Clean-Up After the Flood (MEMA)
• Mold
  

Emergency Response and Recovery

Courtesy of : Jane F. Cullinane, Preservation Librarian, Collection Management Unit, Connecticut State Library

• Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions:
  Tips
  • Make sure your losses are included in the amount submitted for your community. This may help your community become eligible for a presidential declaration of a federal emergency or major disaster, which then leads to monetary assistance.
  • Read the guide carefully to determine if you are eligible.
• Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions
• Working with Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions
  
• Resources for Response and Recovery
  • Assess damage
  • Get funding to aid your recovery
  • Protect your health
  • Salvage your collections