After (Recovery and Review)

Basic Sections to Include in a Disaster Recovery Plan:

As an example, in Be Prepared, the Heritage Collections Council has outlined nine (9) useful steps to include in a Disaster Recovery Plan to help guide an institution including:

• Organize the team

• Record and evaluate damage

• Recovery needs

• Stabilizing the environment

• Action Sheets

• Locating supplies

• Maintaining morale

• Returning to the new normal

Recovery Resources

• BC HERN - Documentation

• FAIC - Emergency (CAP) Program

• FAIC - Find A Conservator

• FAIC NHR - Drying Wet Collections and Buildings

• FAIC NHR - Long Term Recovery

• FAIC NHR Tip Sheet - Working With Recovery Vendors: What You Should Know

• HCC - Be Prepared: Step 7 Disaster Recovery Plan / Paso 7 PLAN DE RECUPERACIÓN DE DESASTRES

• IMLS - Natural Disaster Recovery Resources

• MAAS - All Is Not Lost: The Collection Recovery Booklet

• NC CREST & TX-CERA Webinar (52:56) - "Disaster Recovery Triage" 

• NEH - Emergency and Disaster Relief

• THC - Grants and Fundraising

Salvage Resources

• AIC - Salvaging Water Damaged Textiles

• AIC - Saving Photographs After the Flood

• AIC - Tips for the Care of Water-Damaged Family Heirlooms and Other Valuables

• CCAHA - Damage Glossary 

• CCAHA - Freezing & Drying of Books, Paper and Photographic Material

• CCAHA - Salvaging Art on Paper / EL RESCATE DE OBRAS DE ARTE CREADAS SOBRE

• CCAHA - Salvaging Books

• CCAHA - Salvaging Photograph Collections / Recuperación de desastres El Rescate de Colecciones Fotográficas

• CCAHA Webinar (42:35) - Picking Favorites: Strategies for Determining Salvage Priorities

• FAIC - Fire Smoke, Soot, and Ash Recovery Tips

• FAIC - Tip Sheet - Recovery Guidelines for Textiles and Clothing in Flooding or Water Related Disasters

• FAIC Webinar (57:21) - NHR After the Fire: Book and Paper Salvage

• FAIC Webinar (1:03:12) - NHR After the Fire: Objects Salvage

• FEMA HENTF Save Your Family Treasures Fact Sheets - English and Español (ES)

• IPI - Response and Recovery of Fine-Art Inkjet Prints during Water Emergencies 

• Kiefer - Wet Textile Rescue - Five Points to Consider

• NARA - Objects Recovery (what to look for)

• NEDCC - Preservation Leaflets

• NPS NCPTT - Saving Wet Textiles After a Flood

• NSFA - First Aid for Water Damage (Films, Tapes and Discs)

• TruVue - Disaster Recovery: Fire and Soot Damage

• WAAC - Salvage at a Glance

Heritage Preservation Videos

• 1. • Heritage Preservation Video - Getting Started (11:09) 

• Heritage Preservation Video - Water Segment (10:50)

• Heritage Preservation Video - Mold (7:58)

• Heritage Preservation Video - Soot & Ash (7:00)

  1. • Heritage Preservation Video - Mud (7:33)

     • Heritage Preservation Video - Corrosion (6:30)

     • Heritage Preservation Video - Broken Objects (3:29)

     • Heritage Preservation Video - Hazardous Materials (6:37)

Mental Health and Disaster Psychology 

• AAM - Mental Health for All

• SAA - Essential Questions for Manager of Condolence Archives

• SAA - Lessons Learned & Suggested Best Practices for Condolence Material Managers