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NCPTT’s Andrew Ferrell recently completed a detail in Texas to assist FEMA with recovery efforts related to Hurricane Ike.

The Kate Chopin House, named for the legendary feminist writer who lived there during the 1880s, burned to the ground in an early morning fire today.

Publications
AIC Disaster Response and Recovery - The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works has information on wet recovery of family heirlooms, salvaging water-damaged textiles, and saving photographs after a flood.
An Evaluation of Supercritical Drying and PEG/Freeze Drying of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood (PDF, 9.1MB).
Comparing Mass Drying and Sterilization Protocols [...]

AIA Disaster Assistance Program
ATC-45 Field Manual: Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Wind Storms and Floods
Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions
CDC Index of Printable Hurricane and Flood Materials
CRM Online: Disaster Management
Disaster Management Programs for Historic Sites
Disaster Planning for Florida’s Historic Resources
FEMA: Earthquake Publications and Resources
FEMA: Learn About Types of Disasters
FEMA: National [...]

After the Fire: Salvaging the Stores of the Department of Archaeology & Natural History
AIC Disaster Response & Recovery
Archeological Resource Damage Assessment: Legal Basis and Methods
CPP Pocket Response Plan for Collections
Conserve-O-Grams. A series of 11 National Park Service publications covering disaster recovery topics like salvaging water-damaged collections (paper, non-paper archives, textiles, natural history collections), health [...]

Resources on funding before and after a disaster.

Latest Earthquakes in the USA

Earthquake Hazard Program, “Latest Earthquakes in the USA”, USGS.
What You Can Do

Bolt sill plate to foundation
Reinforce crawl space or “cripple” walls under floor joists
Connect rim joists to top plates with metal brackets1

1“What You Can Do”, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, 25
Jan 2007.

A Litany of Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Things that Can Happen After the Disaster.
Randy Silverman.

ATC-45 Field Manual: Safety Evaluation of Buildings after Wind Storms and Floods.
Applied Technology
Council (ATC).
The following publications are available for download on the ATC web site:

ATC-45 Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessment Form

ATC-45 Detailed Evaluation Safety Assessment Form

ATC-45 UNSAFE Posting Placard (print [...]

Saving Our Heritage Public Service Announcement (LPB)
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NCPTT Damage Assessment Tools

Detailed Building and Site Condition Assessment. The Detailed Building and
Site Assessment is a three-page form that may be used to make a more intensive
survey [...]

Conserve O Gram 21-01: Health And Safety Hazards Arising From Floods
Conserve O Gram 21-02: An Emergency Cart For Salvaging Water-Damaged Objects
Conserve O Gram 21-03: Salvage Of Water-Damaged Collections: Salvage At A Glance
Conserve O Gram 21-04: Salvage At A Glance, Part I: Paper Based Collections
Conserve O Gram 21-05: Salvage [...]

Boston University produced this training video to raise awareness of fire risks to cultural properties and to provide technical information about fire detection and suppression systems including sprinklers, gaseous agents, and water mist.

Recovery specialists need to have a clear sense of the pros and cons of existing treatment options before they can respond effectively.

The web version of the Simple Book Repair Manual was created by members of Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library.

The purpose of this paper is threefold; to emphasize the problem of fire safety for historic buildings, to identify potential for a performance-based approach to this problem, and to discuss development of performance objectives and criteria for heritage properties.

Simple book repair was defined as those repairs meeting the following criteria: the repair could be completed in a relatively short period of time, required a relatively low level of conservation skill and experience, and could be accomplished with available tools and supplies.

US/ICOMOS seeks abstracts that discuss innovative, successful programs and partnerships involving collaboration in international preservation within three broad areas.

The NFPA Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) provides a multiattribute approach to evaluating fire safety performance.

Department of Labor: Midwest Flood Recovery Assistance - Information about National Emergency Grants (NEGs), employment, cleanup, and recovery.
FEMA Midwest Flood Response - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has compiled information on flood recovery.
Flooding and Historic Buildings Technical Advice Note 2004
Heritage Emergency National Task Force - A partnership of 41 national service organizations and [...]

Dealing with Storm-Damaged Trees in the Landscape
How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees

In response to the recent flooding in the Midwest and fires in California, NCPTT’s Sean Clifford and Mary Striegel continue to update the NCPTT web pages on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.