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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Foley, Lori <<a href="mailto:lori.foley@fema.dhs.gov">lori.foley@fema.dhs.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 4, 2018 11:24 AM<br>
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SEMiller@flagler.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:president@sha.org">president@sha.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:nbeaumont@archivists.org">nbeaumont@archivists.org</a>; <a href="mailto:mcclurkin@uta.edu">
mcclurkin@uta.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:psaliga@sah.org">psaliga@sah.org</a>; Valliere, John <<a href="mailto:john.valliere@sba.gov">john.valliere@sba.gov</a>>;
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dwinslow@nsf.gov</a>; <a href="mailto:jmantz@nsf.gov">jmantz@nsf.gov</a>; <a href="mailto:Ann_Hitchcock@nps.gov">
Ann_Hitchcock@nps.gov</a>; Jackson, Sarah <<a href="mailto:sarah_m_jackson@nps.gov">sarah_m_jackson@nps.gov</a>>;
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allison.olson@nara.gov</a>; Huff, Preston <<a href="mailto:preston.huff@nara.gov">preston.huff@nara.gov</a>>;
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Bradley.o.martsching.mil@mail.mil</a>; <a href="mailto:stephen.m.cichocki.civ@mail.mil">
stephen.m.cichocki.civ@mail.mil</a>; <a href="mailto:ngardner@neh.gov">ngardner@neh.gov</a>; Ausema, Tatiana <<a href="mailto:tausema@neh.gov">tausema@neh.gov</a>>; Tom Simplot <<a href="mailto:SimplotT@arts.gov">SimplotT@arts.gov</a>>; Andi Mathis <<a href="mailto:mathisa@arts.gov">mathisa@arts.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:lusherb@arts.gov">lusherb@arts.gov</a>; <a href="mailto:jhansen@choctawnation.com">
jhansen@choctawnation.com</a>; <a href="mailto:tsheets@csg.org">tsheets@csg.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:karbuckle@csg.org">karbuckle@csg.org</a>; <a href="mailto:hein@ncshpo.org">
hein@ncshpo.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Madson, Stephanie <<a href="mailto:Stephanie.Madson@fema.dhs.gov">Stephanie.Madson@fema.dhs.gov</a>>; Klein, Chelsea <<a href="mailto:Chelsea.Klein@fema.dhs.gov">Chelsea.Klein@fema.dhs.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Please forward these HENTF hurricane preparedness tips<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear HENTF members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">It’s that time again. Please forward this information to your members and constituents in Alabama and Mississippi.</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>These preparedness tips have also been sent to the respective state cultural agencies. A version of these tips also appears on the Heritage Emergency National Task Force website, at
<a href="https://culturalrescue.si.edu/hentf/resources/planning-preparedness-and-mitigation-resources/">
https://culturalrescue.si.edu/hentf/resources/planning-preparedness-and-mitigation-resources/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Be Prepared!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico today, it is forecast to be a hurricane when it makes landfall along the north-central Gulf Coast. It’s important that all individuals and cultural institutions
prepare for sustained winds, heavy rain, and potential flooding:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Track the storm via the National Hurricane Center,
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Gordon">https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Gordon</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Monitor information via your state’s Emergency Management Agency:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>In Alabama: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://ema.alabama.gov/">https://ema.alabama.gov/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>In Mississippi: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.msema.org/">http://www.msema.org/</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Gather your staff and review your disaster plan today. No disaster plan? Put that at the top of the to-do list once the hurricane passes (and hope you didn’t need it this time).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If you have a disaster plan, make sure everyone has a printed copy to take home. An electronic version may be useless if you lose power.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Make sure staff, volunteer, and board contact lists are up to date. Determine how you will communicate with one another before, during, and after the storm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Make sure your insurance and disaster recovery vendor contact information is readily available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>If you don’t already have up-to-date images (photographic/video) of your facility’s exterior and interior, including storage areas, now’s the time to take them. Being able to illustrate how your building and collections looked
before damage will be helpful if the need arises to pursue recovery financing. <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Back up electronic records and store the back-ups off-site or in the cloud.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Secure outdoor furniture, bike racks, book drops, etc. – anything that can become a projectile in strong winds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Move collections that are in areas vulnerable to flooding – i.e., the floor, the basement – or susceptible to rain – near windows or under roofs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>If you have time, cut lengths of plastic sheeting to be able to throw them over shelves or equipment should the building envelope be compromised.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Know the location and shut-off procedures for water, electricity, and gas.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Review individual or family plans. You’ll feel better attending to your organization knowing that your loved ones are safe.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>For tips on what to do before, during, and after a hurricane, go to
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes">https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes</a></span>.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Keep this 24/7 hotline number handy: 202.661.8068. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals, are available 24/7 to provide advice.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Download FEMA fact sheets “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures” and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/113297">https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/113297</a></span>.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Familiarize yourself with the disaster declaration process in case one is declared for your state,
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster-declaration-process">https://www.fema.gov/disaster-declaration-process</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lori<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Lori Foley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Administrator, Heritage Emergency National Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FEMA | DHS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lori.foley@fema.dhs.gov">lori.foley@fema.dhs.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">M: 202.826.6303<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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