Unexpected Allies How Cultural Heritage Contributes to Resilient Communities 12 th Annual Emergency...

Unexpected AlliesUnexpected Allies

How Cultural Heritage How Cultural Heritage Contributes to Resilient Contributes to Resilient

CommunitiesCommunities

1212thth Annual Emergency Management Higher Education Conference Annual Emergency Management Higher Education ConferenceEmmitsburg, MDEmmitsburg, MD

June 3, 2009June 3, 2009

• Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency ProgramsJane Long, Vice President, Emergency ProgramsHeritage PreservationHeritage Preservation

• Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives LyrasisLyrasis

• Gina Minks, Imaging and Preservation Services Gina Minks, Imaging and Preservation Services ManagerManagerAmigos Library ServicesAmigos Library Services

• Lori Foley, Director of Preservation ServicesLori Foley, Director of Preservation ServicesNortheast Document Conservation CenterNortheast Document Conservation Center

PanelistsPanelists

• understanding cultural heritageunderstanding cultural heritage

• the power of partnershipsthe power of partnerships

• campus connectionscampus connections

• information resources, training, information resources, training, and onsite assistanceand onsite assistance

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Understanding Understanding cultural cultural heritageheritage

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Cultural heritage includes:Cultural heritage includes:

•LibraryLibrary•MuseumMuseum•Historical SocietyHistorical Society•ZooZoo

•ArboretumArboretum•City ArchivesCity Archives•GenealogyGenealogy

American museums, libraries, American museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and archives, historical societies, and scientific research organizations scientific research organizations are visited are visited 2.5 billion2.5 billion times a year. times a year.

Over Over 4.8 billion4.8 billion artifacts are held artifacts are held in the public trust by more than in the public trust by more than 30,00030,000 cultural heritage institutions cultural heritage institutions in the US.in the US.

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Cultural heritage contributes to Cultural heritage contributes to resiliency by:resiliency by:

• Helping communities regain a Helping communities regain a sense of normalcy (“Open for sense of normalcy (“Open for business”)business”)

• Providing services and resources Providing services and resources to citizensto citizens

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80%80% of cultural heritage institutions in of cultural heritage institutions in the US do the US do notnot have an emergency have an emergency plan with staff trained to carry it outplan with staff trained to carry it out

Did you know?Did you know?

Beauvoir, the home of Jefferson Davis. Before Hurricane Katrina.Beauvoir, the home of Jefferson Davis. Before Hurricane Katrina.After Hurricane Katrina.After Hurricane Katrina.

Flooded LibraryFlooded Library Leather Flight Jacket Moldy from Flood WaterLeather Flight Jacket Moldy from Flood Water

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Hi! Do you keep a lot of

toxic chemicals in

your maintenanc

e closet?

These walls might not be in the

same place the next time I’m here?!



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Co-sponsored byCo-sponsored by

41 members, including IAEM, NEMA, Small 41 members, including IAEM, NEMA, Small Business Administration, National Park ServiceBusiness Administration, National Park Service



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The power of The power of partnershipspartnerships

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• Incentives for preparedness Incentives for preparedness • Information tools and training for Information tools and training for

cultural heritage cultural heritage • Coordinated response to major events Coordinated response to major events • Strategic alliances with emergency Strategic alliances with emergency

responders responders • Advice for the publicAdvice for the public

www.heritageemergency.orgwww.heritageemergency.org



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Risk Evaluation and Planning Risk Evaluation and Planning ProgramProgram



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Q & ABrings local Brings local emergency emergency managers and first managers and first responders to responders to cultural heritage cultural heritage institutions for institutions for evaluation of risksevaluation of risks

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• Brings emergency responders and the Brings emergency responders and the cultural heritage community together cultural heritage community together

• Since 2003, successful one-day Forums in Since 2003, successful one-day Forums in 8 cities and 4 California regions8 cities and 4 California regions

• Impact on multiple levels:Impact on multiple levels: Encouraging emergency planningEncouraging emergency planning Fostering new community partnershipsFostering new community partnerships Influencing local plans and policiesInfluencing local plans and policies



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• Atlanta:Atlanta: first responders used listserv to track damage first responders used listserv to track damage after tornados; volunteers rallied for recovery.after tornados; volunteers rallied for recovery.

• Boston: cultural team integrated into the statewide Boston: cultural team integrated into the statewide emergency response plan.emergency response plan.

• New York City: co-sponsoring training programs with New York City: co-sponsoring training programs with the city’s Office of Emergency Management. the city’s Office of Emergency Management.

• Philadelphia: working with the city’s Emergency Philadelphia: working with the city’s Emergency Management Office on multiple projects.Management Office on multiple projects.



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Local Projects:Local Projects:

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Geographic Information SystemGeographic Information System



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PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaAlliance for Alliance for

Response ProjectsResponse ProjectsCorporate Corporate Emergency Emergency Access Access credentialingcredentialing

Getting cultural heritage Getting cultural heritage signed up for the alert systemsigned up for the alert system

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• Designed to help State Libraries, Archives, Designed to help State Libraries, Archives, and Museums work with emergency and Museums work with emergency managers to prepare for area-wide managers to prepare for area-wide disastersdisasters

• Primary goals of the frameworkPrimary goals of the framework• Components of the process Components of the process

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www.heritagepreservation.org/AfRwww.heritagepreservation.org/AfR

Find out more about Alliance for Response at:Find out more about Alliance for Response at:Discussion Outline



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Campus libraries and museums often hold some of the Campus libraries and museums often hold some of the university’s most valuable assets.university’s most valuable assets.

Many times these assets are not taken into Many times these assets are not taken into consideration when campus emergency plans are consideration when campus emergency plans are developed.developed.

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University of Delaware University of Delaware Emergency Response Emergency Response Working Group for University Working Group for University Collections and Records is a Collections and Records is a network of 21 campus network of 21 campus departments working departments working together to protect cultural together to protect cultural heritage.heritage.

Delta State University (MS) Delta State University (MS) Archive and Museum worked Archive and Museum worked with campus safety officers with campus safety officers and procurement service to and procurement service to develop an emergency plan.develop an emergency plan.

Miami University (OH) Miami University (OH) Williams Holmes McGuffey Williams Holmes McGuffey Museum is planning Museum is planning emergency training with the emergency training with the university fire department university fire department and has been brought into and has been brought into campus planning.campus planning.

Columbia College ChicagoColumbia College Chicago

established a college-wide established a college-wide committee to write a committee to write a cooperative disaster plan and cooperative disaster plan and create an in-house create an in-house professional network.professional network.

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Information Information resourcesresources, , training, and training, and onsite onsite assistanceassistance

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Planning ToolsPlanning Tools

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Incentives for PreparednessIncentives for Preparedness

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For cultural heritage:For cultural heritage:

And for the general public:And for the general public:• Saving family treasures the right waySaving family treasures the right way• Saving family treasures from sootSaving family treasures from soot



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Recovery AssistanceRecovery Assistancewww.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFcurrentwww.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFcurrent

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TrainingTraining

• For cultural heritage professionals: response For cultural heritage professionals: response and salvageand salvage



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Information Information resources, resources, trainingtraining, and , and onsite onsite assistanceassistance

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• For you: heritage training coming soonFor you: heritage training coming soon



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Value in Value in joint joint

exercisesexercises

Collections Emergency Response TeamCollections Emergency Response Team



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• 60 cultural heritage 60 cultural heritage professionals trained in professionals trained in emergency response by the emergency response by the American Institute for American Institute for ConservationConservation

• Ready to deploy anytimeReady to deploy anytime

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Training and Training and onsite onsite

assistanceassistance

Practical Practical informationinformation

Partnerships Partnerships

YOU!YOU!

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Web ResourcesWeb Resourceswww.heritageemergency.orgFor information about:For information about:• Heritage Emergency National Task ForceHeritage Emergency National Task Force• Risk Evaluation and Planning ProgramRisk Evaluation and Planning Program• Alliance for Response (Philadelphia, COSTEP)Alliance for Response (Philadelphia, COSTEP)• Field Guide to Emergency ResponseField Guide to Emergency Response & & Emergency Response Emergency Response

and Salvage Wheeland Salvage Wheel• MayDay, Preparing to Preserve, Navigating Federal Disaster MayDay, Preparing to Preserve, Navigating Federal Disaster

AidAid

www.dplan.orgFor information about the online disaster planning toolFor information about the online disaster planning tool

www.conservation-us.org/disasterFor information about the Collections Emergency Response For information about the Collections Emergency Response

TeamTeam

www.rap-arcc.orgFor information about cultural heritage training and services For information about cultural heritage training and services

nationwidenationwide

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Let us know what you think!Let us know what you think!• Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency Programs, Jane Long, Vice President, Emergency Programs,

Heritage Preservation, Heritage Preservation, [email protected]

• Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives, Tom Clareson, Senior Consultant for New Initiatives, Lyrasis, Lyrasis, [email protected]

• Gina Minks, Imaging and Preservation Services Gina Minks, Imaging and Preservation Services Manager, Amigos Library Services, Manager, Amigos Library Services, [email protected]

• Lori Foley, Director of Preservation Services, Northeast Lori Foley, Director of Preservation Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center, Document Conservation Center, [email protected]

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