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For convenience, the references below are categorized by subject, but many references include information that span several subjects; these are listed only under Disaster Planning.
Disaster Planning (Risk Management and Emergency Management)
Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions [PDF: 376 KB / 36 pp.] (Heritage Preservation and Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Building an Emergency Plan: A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions [PDF: 3.05 MB / 281 pp.] (Getty Conservation Institute, 1999)
Conserve O Grams: 2 Series (Security, Fire, and Curatorial Safety) and 21 Series (Disaster Response and Recovery) (National Park Service)
Continuity Operations Continuity Capabilities (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Collections Theft Response Procedures (Getty Conservation Institute)
Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance Website (Michigan State University Libraries)
Disaster Preparedness and Recovery (American Library Association)
dPlan: The Online Disaster-Planning Tool (Northeast Document Conservation Center)
Emergency! If You're First... (American Institute for Conservation)
Emergency Management (Northeast Document Conservation Center, Preservation Leaflets 3.1-3.12)
Heritage Emergency National Task Force Resources for Disaster Planning and Response
Incident Command System Overview (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Preservation Assistance Service: Disaster Assistance (Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service)
A Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management and Response: Paper-Based Materials (Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress, National Park Service, 1993)
Resources for Protecting and Saving Family Treasures and Historic Properties (Heritage Preservation)
Template for Pocket Response Plan for Collections [DOC: 207 KB / 2 pp.] (Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service)
Funding
Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums [PDF: 138 pp / 2.6 MB] (Library of Congress, 2010)
Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions [PDF: 66 pp / 1.5 MB] (2009)
Life Safety
Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Natural Disasters & Severe Weather (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Plan & Prepare (American Red Cross)
Response and Recovery
Efficacy of Various Drying Methods (Hilary Kaplan and Kathleen Ludwig, National Archives and Records Administration)
Freezing and Drying of Book, Paper and Photographic Materials [PDF: 130 KB / 4 pp.] (Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts)
Procedures for Salvage of Water Damaged Library Materials (Extracts from unpublished revised text by Peter Waters, 1993); Procedures for Salvage of Water-Damaged Library Materials (First edition, 1975)
Disaster Preparation, Response and Recovery of Treasures (Nebraska State Historical Society
Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Collections and Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance (Betty Walsh, Western Association for Art Conservation Newsletter, May 1988 and May 1997)
Tips for the Care of Water-Damaged Family Heirlooms and Other Valuables (American Institute for Conservation and Heritage Preservation)
Treatment of Flood-Damaged Older and Historic Buildings [PDF: 264 KB / 16 pp.] (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Working with Emergency Responders [PDF: 2.43 MB / 5 p.] (Heritage Preservation)