[NHCOLL-L:3882] Fwd: Update on Midwest Flooding

[CAHawks at aol.com]

Catharine Hawks
Conservator
2419 Barbour Road
Falls Church  VA 22043-3026 USA
t/f 703.876.9272  

 
  
____________________________________
 From: Taskforce at heritagepreservation.org
To:  Taskforce at heritagepreservation.org
Sent: 6/13/2008 5:03:39 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time
Subj: Update on Midwest Flooding



TO: Members of  the Heritage Emergency National Task Force 
Staff at Heritage  Preservation has compiled reports of damage resulting from 
the tornadoes and  serious flooding in Midwestern states. A summary of 
reports to date is  attached. The information is incomplete, since the flooding 
continues to  threaten many areas. As of this writing, the Iowa State Historic 
Preservation  Office in Des  Moines is closed for mandatory evacuations.   
We want to remind  you of the many resources available through the Heritage 
Emergency National  Task Force to help your member institutions, constituents, 
and the general  public recover from flooding. Please share them: 
    *   Disaster  resources for libraries, archives, museums, and historic 
sites and districts  are available at 
_www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFHurricanePub.htm_ 
(http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFHurricanePub.htm) .   
    *   An assessment  form, supply lists, and other tools from the Field 
Guide to Emergency Response can  be downloaded at 
_www.heritagepreservation.org/pubs/fgforms.htm_ (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/pubs/fgforms.htm) .   
    *   The American  Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works 
maintains a  force of 64 “rapid responders” trained to assess damage and 
initiate salvage  of cultural collections after a disaster has occurred. Cultural 
institutions  needing assistance should contact the AIC office at 
202-452-9545 for a  referral.  
    *   Many regional  conservation centers offer free telephone advice and 
other services. Contact  the Regional Alliance for Preservation at  
1-800-843-8492.  
    *   “Save Your  Treasures the Right  Way“ provides simple guidelines for 
the public to  help them salvage family photographs and other heirlooms. A 
copy is  attached. Find other resources for the public at 
_www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFHurricanePub.htm_ 
(http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFHurricanePub.htm) .  
Last – but not  least – please keep in mind the importance of coordinating 
any response  efforts through appropriate state agencies. A preliminary list of 
state  contacts is attached and will be posted on our Web site next week. We 
will  include the location of FEMA Joint Field Offices as they become  
available. 
If you have  reports of damage or response efforts, please forward them to 
_taskforce at heritagepreservation.org_ (mailto:taskforce at heritagepreservation.org) 
.  We will continue to monitor selected Web sites, and send another update 
next  week. If a conference call is necessary for the exchange of information, 
we  will host it. 
Please keep us  posted, and thanks to all who have provided  updates. 
__________________________________ 
Heritage Emergency National Task  Force 
Heritage  Preservation 
1012  14th Street, NW, Suite  1200 
Washington,  DC  20005 
202-233-0800 
fax  202-233-0807 







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