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Tue Mar 20 18:13:38 EDT 2012

From:  Heritage Preservation [mailto:taskforce at heritagepreservation.org]  
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 03:59 PM
To: Hawks,  Catharine 
Subject: Task Force Update 

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Heritage Emergency National  Task Force Update - March 2012  

MayDay  2012
MayDay 2012 is fast approaching.  Organizations across the globe will be 
setting aside May 1,  2012, to do at least one thing to prepare for disasters 
and  protect the art, artifacts, records, and historic sites held  in their 
trust. As a participating organization, Heritage  Preservation will be 
sponsoring a number of activities  including a book sale, weekly tips during the 
month of May,  and a prize drawing of _Gaylord  Brothers’_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=9
e3782e40c&e=5732b353ec)  disaster supplies. This year’s activities are  
sponsored by _Rapid  Refile_ 
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_here  _ 
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MayDay.

Tornado  Outreach
In the past three months, more than 100  tornadoes have touched down 
throughout the United States. On  behalf of the Task Force, we continue to monitor 
the  situation and when appropriate reach out to those affected.  To date, 
we’ve received only minor reports of damage  sustained by cultural 
organizations.

In early  March of this year, relationships were rekindled or forged  with 
cultural contacts in historically tornado-active  regions. These 
representatives were reminded of the  assistance available to them through the Task 
Force and  encouraged to reach out to Heritage Preservation and Task  Force 
members in the event of a major disaster.  Immediately following the outbreak 
of tornadoes in the  Midwest, a press release with information on saving 
damaged  family treasures was distributed to media outlets in  affected cities.  

Tornado season  has already started, and hurricane season will start all 
too  soon. If you have any details regarding damage to cultural  properties 
and/or collections, please send them to _taskforce at heritagepreservation.org_ 
(mailto:taskforce at heritagepreservation.org) .

NDRF  Stakeholder Events
>From November 2011 through  March 2012, FEMA hosted stakeholder events in 
all ten FEMA  regions to describe the National Disaster Recovery Framework  
(NDRF) and explain how its principles and concepts could be  used in 
communities. Representatives from organizations  affiliated with Heritage 
Preservation, the Task Force, and  the local cultural community attended nearly all of 
these  events, ensuring continued representation in ongoing  discussions.

The NDRF was released in September  2011. This framework provides guidance 
for leadership  and coordination among different levels of government and  
different agencies following a major disaster. Key to  successful long-term 
disaster recovery is involvement by the  Whole Community, which includes 
nonprofits and the private  sector, along with local, state, tribal, and federal 
 governments. For the first time in a federal framework,  Natural and 
Cultural Resources have an identified role in  one of six Recovery Support 
Function (RSF) Annexes to the  NDRF.

Reporting System
A  working group of the Task Force was convened in December  2011 and 
February 2012 to explore ways to gather, compile,  and furnish information to all 
stakeholders following a  major disaster. The focus of the conversation was 
on  effective communication among cultural and historic heritage  
institutions as well as between the cultural community and  the emergency management 
community. Members from the New  York State Library and Archives illuminated 
the conversation  based upon their experience responding to constituents 
after  Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.  Although their  response was 
successful, the team expressed a need for  additional response resources to 
assist cultural heritage  organizations. Members of the Vermont Cultural 
Heritage and  Art Recovery Team, an outgrowth of the 2009 Vermont Alliance  for 
Response Forum, also shared their experience assisting  the cultural 
community following Irene.  

The group discussed the creation of a  web-based tool that would assist all 
stakeholders – local  cultural institutions and local, state, and federal  
emergency managers – in addition to the creation of disaster  tip sheets to 
assist organizations with response and  recovery activities. Heritage 
Preservation will continue to  explore development of these tools.

AFR  Renewal
Three new _Alliance  for Response_ 
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 (AFR) forums will be held over the next two  years, thanks to generous 
support by the National Endowment  for the Humanities. Forums are proposed for 
Miami,  Minneapolis–St. Paul, and Chicago. If you’re in one of these  
cities and are interested in partnering with Heritage  Preservation to set up a 
new network, please contact Lori  Foley at _lfoley at heritagepreservation.org_ 
(mailto:lfoley at heritagepreservation.org) .

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historic preservation and  other organizations, as well as individuals, in 
caring for  our endangered  heritage.

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