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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> FEMA-HENTF <fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 19, 2025 9:52 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ACTION REQUESTED: Flooding in the KY, VA, and WV</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt; background:#FFEB9C"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#9C6500">External Email - Exercise Caution</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Dear HENTF Members,</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I hope this message finds you safe and well. From February 17<sup>th</sup>, severe storms, winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides have occurred in Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia, causing severe damage. Cultural institutions
and arts organizations have no doubt been affected, as have artists and the general public.
<b>Please reach out to your members and constituents to help gather reports of damage and identify any unmet needs and share the following resources:</b></p>
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<span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>
</span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:#4471C4">Cultural institutions, arts organizations, and artists and performing groups
</span></b>affected by the storms can call the National Heritage Responders hotline:
<b>202.661.8068</b>. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide advice and guidance. </span><span class="x_eop"> </span></p>
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<span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>
</span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:#4471C4">Members of the public and individual artists</span></b> who have questions about saving family heirlooms and personal collections can email the National Heritage Responders at
</span><a href="mailto:NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org</span></b></span></a><span class="x_normaltextrun"> </span><span class="x_eop"> </span></p>
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<span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>
</span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><b><span style="color:#4471C4">HENTF’s Save Your Family Treasures</span></b> guidance is available at
<a href="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures" shash="Qrmo/7JObO52QCDgQ/ix3mXfxbgFY2aJ0OAkqwLlfJt6WOd5BERoPyYyRDKOKCipXLCy6w6L7rNAsNSEUbL0X06b32NgcWTQlmvQry6aAn1JsHWRotcEoIpAobCDJtHVzZiKGgCuKJnkDGhjiM2Q5eBgBOyqirpRH8vZUP7h03o=">
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/save-family-treasures</a>. Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures” and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available in
multiple languages. </span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></span></p>
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</span><span class="x_normaltextrun">Were any cultural institutions or arts organizations affected? If so, how? Please encourage those impacted to fill out one of the following<b>
<span style="color:#4471C4">Rapid Damage Assessment Forms</span></b>:</span><span class="x_eop"> </span></p>
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</span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX2xFpCGc5gTq7UKQSO7xNQqpdL2kQMrFYNwx1RDxT-qsO8g/viewform__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!BEwzqxgODI1zp5m8dPjxlgwYFPE7FIaj_O7W7ACq-9ybGrR-NnlJbEYKQFEmx90HpQxxIbSEg_kByGNE4Gt2Xy4nRKR0tQ$" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX2xFpCGc5gTq7UKQSO7xNQqpdL2kQMrFYNwx1RDxT-qsO8g/viewform__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!BEwzqxgODI1zp5m8dPjxlgwYFPE7FIaj_O7W7ACq-9ybGrR-NnlJbEYKQFEmx90HpQxxIbSEg_kByGNE4Gt2Xy4nRKR0tQ$" shash="ZaLqksjDLAx8I2CIQ2IiMULzK5ugJK2no8EemginVTfP2vY5higZireRYbc/s/CHqnIdjlKpKPUI1wmGmr5Ae8rtO1lJ9CcMd2P9YGAUo5jZjDGvwqmUFyBNZpLcy7bVf4itsgi+nxLrze6Zfgtc8pXL3OobEV/3LK/rexUd4Dk="><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">Cultural
Institutions</span></span></a><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/forms.gle/fNAcHzBoUNWiWXY36__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!FF4rrinph9gvQncugXdq34H2en9zNSLRF0jqQYTXQ73WKE62iV2HZ8Ykr5Bt7tUEfC6fSU6AIIQi187ecfI2p0gcR5cdnkM$" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/forms.gle/fNAcHzBoUNWiWXY36__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!FF4rrinph9gvQncugXdq34H2en9zNSLRF0jqQYTXQ73WKE62iV2HZ8Ykr5Bt7tUEfC6fSU6AIIQi187ecfI2p0gcR5cdnkM$" shash="WpYmUaQqAR64pJRjo9YI6Ij1qcGJNEp+IJLzTWQu1TxO/1SQhuCPSmGCri/M5p8gI2p4gtqHUdGv+CWVK/rsS6SIeGnyyD3rj3CpvV365Y+nMXZqpyjNFl5SWsV3OrH8NdUOJrfWowcmU0QICdjxcAGv/87SLXm5cgoG2SEYNdU="><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">Arts
Organizations</span></span></a><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/forms.gle/QL5gAYNUeG6fYRWn7__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!FF4rrinph9gvQncugXdq34H2en9zNSLRF0jqQYTXQ73WKE62iV2HZ8Ykr5Bt7tUEfC6fSU6AIIQi187ecfI2p0gcibV5DBo$" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/forms.gle/QL5gAYNUeG6fYRWn7__;!!BClRuOV5cvtbuNI!FF4rrinph9gvQncugXdq34H2en9zNSLRF0jqQYTXQ73WKE62iV2HZ8Ykr5Bt7tUEfC6fSU6AIIQi187ecfI2p0gcibV5DBo$" shash="U3zFopmvbFGw/BjynEuATl1mjI1xAqU8c7JpBzxXBLQmmTU0uQ02UIv+e81CI1YIfBsJKdFSqkAlL6S5KJuYtgkDvbZjQiWwAPJApa6QBVhXjfiuzPgKLrqp/ywMiDLBlfRbAs6um6z05JkPt6DLvliw1PywKS0rckRlv75kwek="><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">Individual
Artists and Performing Groups</span></span></a><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#0563C1"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black; background:white"> </span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">We would appreciate it if you could copy <a href="mailto:fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov">
fema-hentf@fema.dhs.gov</a> on your distributions of this messaging to give us a better sense of the audiences that it is reaching. This will help us better tailor the messaging for future outreach.
<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black; background:white">Please stay safe and I will stay in touch as disaster assistance evolves.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black; background:white"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black; background:white">Kindly,<br>
Sarah</span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black; background:white"> </span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Sarah Caruso<span style=""></span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Disaster Operations Specialist | Heritage Emergency National Task Force</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Office of Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Resilience</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Mobile: (202) 718-2011</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Sarah.caruso@fema.dhs.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Sarah.caruso@fema.dhs.gov</span></a></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://culturalrescue.si.edu/who-we-are/hentf" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://culturalrescue.si.edu/who-we-are/hentf" shash="EBZOt10bzfc47SmlWHo9jmJQFR14mBjQ/D2vYZfFLB6CmoI3Yv9VIamum1zXKolqD+8jh4whaEOodpb6IqKDF2ryjrqFqHePYG2yIOhs1qXWQiM+fy1BB7d3iH+S+mi7oHLg+aScZZzXebUMw4ktkwVd/qIkE8j1TCVaSFcuOsU="><span style="color:#0563C1">https://culturalrescue.si.edu/who-we-are/hentf</span></a></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>Federal Emergency Management Agency</b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.fema.gov/" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.fema.gov/" shash="SWmu+HdnYYdSJyv6d1aJYKUwajdzvvhflj8fo8Yjz0PjcoFlvQJ/rCeVaSgBo5dvjhBWtTbNzr+BOyY4TWqUhis3cm3+2lQdAyxl9OfpKZIA2CeN/3x8CV0vvH1HDA2DUUGSJH1F+YbHusgG/2DsiZFoyu9l94srxe3RxBuqDTs="><b><span style="color:#0563C1">fema.gov</span></b></a><b></b></p>
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