[NHCOLL-L:4457] Fwd: HENTF Hurricane Season Update

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Catharine Hawks
Conservator
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Falls Church  VA 22043-3026 USA
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 From: Taskforce at heritagepreservation.org
To:  Taskforce at heritagepreservation.org
Sent: 8/17/2009 5:02:49 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time
Subj: HENTF Hurricane Season Update



Heritage Emergency National Task  Force Update 
Hurricane Bill is ushering in the peak of the hurricane season, which  
historically begins in mid-August and declines toward the end of October.  
Throughout the season, the Heritage Emergency National Task Force Web site  will 
serve as an information clearinghouse on cultural heritage at 
_www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFcurrent.html_ 
(http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFcurrent.html) .    
Here’s just a reminder of Task Force protocol when a  major emergency 
threatens. Heritage Preservation  will: 
    *   monitor news and  accept damage reports through the online 
reporting tool  
    *   update the  contacts and resources on the _Information  on Major 
Disasters_ (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFcurrent.html)  page 
 
    *   notify state  agency and association contacts about available 
resources   
    *   call key  contacts in affected areas and brief FEMA and the ESF #11 
Coordinator   
    *   as appropriate,  convene a conference call of Task Force members 
and state officials.  
September is _National Preparedness  Month_ 
(http://www.ready.gov/america/npm09/index.html) . The Heritage Emergency National Task Force is a  member 
of the coalition of organizations that have pledged to provide  preparedness 
information to our constituents throughout September. We will be  posting 
tips and tools on Task Force Web pages; please urge your members to  take 
steps to prepare.    
The International  Association of Emergency Managers extends an invitation 
to all Task  Force members to attend the IAEM annual conference October 31 – 
November 5, 2009, in  Orlando, FL. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate will be 
the keynote speaker, and  sessions will foster ideas on collaborating to 
protect lives and property. For  more information or to register, go to 
_http://iaem.com/events/Annual/intro.htm_ (http://iaem.com/events/Annual/intro.htm) 
. 
Recent flash floods in Louisville, KY, damaged the facilities and  
collections of the Main Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library and the  
Kentucky  Derby Museum. At both locations, staff have  taken the steps necessary 
to proceed with recovery. The library is posting  updates on its home page, 
_www.lfpl.org_ (http://www.lfpl.org/) , as is the museum, 
_www.derbymuseum.org_ (http://www.derbymuseum.org/) . Both have  established mechanisms for 
accepting monetary donations. 
Heritage  Emergency National Task Force 
_Heritage  Preservation_ (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/)  
1012 14th Street  NW, Suite 1200 
Washington, DC 20005 
phone:  202-233-0800 | fax: 202-233-0807 
_taskforce at heritagepreservation.org_ 
(mailto:taskforce at heritagepreservation.org)  




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