Cooperative Disaster Networks
Members of a cooperative network collaborate on various initiatives of shared interest, including disaster planning and response. A network can be comprised of a mix of libraries, museums, archives, historic sites, and other cultural institutions. Joining a network can help an institution deal with emergency preparedness and recovery by spreading responsibility among many institutions for organizing training, purchasing supplies, and responding to incidents, not to mention providing moral support. |
Click on a region to see what networks are in those states.
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
WEST REGION
California
Bay Area Mutual Aid Network (BAMAN)
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/baman
BAMAN is an organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting disaster preparedness and response among its member libraries. The goals of BAMAN are: to facilitate a network of people willing to help each other in times of local disaster with advice, support, or on-site recovery assistance; to ensure the viability of the network; and to establish and stock additional containers of disaster response supplies.
Contact: Mary Morganti
Coachella Valley Emergency Preparedness Network
http://www.accarchives.org/cvepn.html
Newly formed network of primarily museums and historical societies in the California Coachella Valley area, organized around mutual assistance, shared response supplies, and training.
Contact: Ginger Ridgway
Inland Empire Libraries Disaster Response Network (IELDRN)
http://www.ieldrn.org/
IELDRN is a cooperative network of public and academic libraries in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Eastern Los Angeles Counties that work together to prepare for and recover from disasters. The Web site provides sample disaster plans and hazard surveys, and the network stocks disaster supplies.
Contact: Patricia Smith-Hunt
Los Angeles Preservation Network, Inc. (LAPNet)
http://www.usc.edu/org/LAPnet/
LAPNet serves librarians, archivists, conservators, and records managers in Los Angeles city and county by fostering the development of cooperative preservation programs among local libraries and serving as an information exchange on preservation concerns. LAPNet conducts periodic workshops on disaster planning for the Los Angeles area. It has also created a comprehensive list of local disaster services, supplies, and suppliers. The Web site provides resources for disaster preparedness, preservation planning, and response and recovery.
Contact: Jake Nadal
San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network (SILDRN)
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/sildrn/
SILDRN is a regional cooperative organization. Its purpose is to provide mutual aid in preparing for and coping with disasters affecting libraries and their collections. The Web site includes planning, recovery and supplier information, and mutual aid agreements. The Network has regional disaster supply containers.
Contact: Roger Smith
Oregon
Disaster Response Group (DIRG)/Oregon Library Association Preservation Round Table
http://sites.google.com/site/disasterresponsegroup
The Disaster Response Group (DIRG) is a cooperative disaster planning and response group consisting of representatives from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions within the greater Portland, Oregon area. The mission of DIRG is to provide education, support, and resources for emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for libraries and archives in our region. The Web site provides documents and resources for aiding in emergency preparedness.
Contact: Kris Kern
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
MOUNTAIN PLAINS REGION
Kansas
Kansas Disaster Recovery Assistance Network (K-DRAN)
http://www.kshs.org/archives/kdran.htm
K-DRAN encourages libraries, archives, and museums to develop their own disaster plans and to practice disaster prevention methods. K-DRAN also provides Kansas institutions with access to a library of disaster planning, preparedness, and recovery resources. In a disaster, K-DRAN will aid fellow institutions in their immediate recovery.
Contact: Cindy Roupe
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
MIDWEST REGION
Michigan
Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
http://macch.org
The Michigan Alliance for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is a statewide nonprofit organization composed of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and preservation networks. Its purpose is to promote the protection and preservation of Michigan’s cultural and humanities resources. The Web site provides information on disaster preparedness and response, as well as a comprehensive list of supplies, services, and equipment.
Contact: Carol Fink
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Alliance for Response
www.heritagepreservation.org/AfR/index.html
Philadelphia Alliance for Response is a network of archive, library, museum, and emergency management representatives resulting from an Alliance for Response Forum in June 2007. Meetings educate the group on mutual aid agreements, fire department inspections, continuity of operations planning, and similar topics. The network is forging strong links to the city emergency management agency.
Contact: Tom Clareson
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
SOUTHEAST REGION
Georgia
Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA)
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/afr/index.html
HERA is an affiliation of institutions and persons interested in preserving the cultural heritage within the Metro Atlanta area and serving as a resource to cultural institutions around the state. HERA aims to enhance disaster preparedness through networking, information sharing, increased awareness and encouragement of disaster planning, and training.
Contact: HERA
North Carolina
Mountain Area Cultural Resources Emergency Network (MACREN)
MACREN is a resource-sharing network for cultural institutions in the Asheville area of Western North Carolina. Members include national parks, state and private historic sites and museums, and state, public, and church archives. MACREN assists members in managing and mitigating collections-related emergencies. It provides personnel, expertise, and supplies, and acts as a regional leader in collections preservation and disaster preparedness and awareness.
Contact: Diana Sanderson
South Carolina
Charleston Archives, Libraries, and Museums (CALM)
http://calm-sc.blogspot.com
CALM is a network of preservation professionals living and working in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. They hold periodic disaster training workshops for professionals, as well as share information, expertise, and supplies with various organizations in their region. Nonmembers may also benefit from the network.
Contact: CALM
Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation (PALMCOP)
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/palmcop/palmcop.html
PALMCOP provides its membership with help in preserving collections. It holds periodic hands-on training workshops for preservation professionals around the state, and shares information and perform site visits in an emergency.
Contact: Marie Ferrara
Virginia
Virginia Museum Emergency Support Teams (VAMEST)
http://www.vamest.org
VAMEST is one component of an emergency response structure created by the Virginia Association of Museums. These regional teams cooperate on planning efforts and receive training to assist neighboring institutions during emergencies. A statewide response team can provide additional triage and salvage assistance.
Contact: Margo Carlock
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
NORTHEAST REGION
Massachusetts
Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness: Massachusetts (COSTEP MA)
http://www.nedcc.org/disaster/costep.php
COSTEP MA consists of representatives from numerous state agencies, museums, libraries, historical societies, and local, state, and federal emergency management agencies. Meetings focus on building alliances between the cultural and emergency management communities with the ultimate goal of developing and maintaining a statewide disaster preparedness plan for cultural resources. Committees on hazards, vulnerability, and mitigation; geographic information system and planning; content; outreach; training and assistance; and sustainability provide input and information.
Contact: Lori Foley
Vermont
Vermont Emergency Response Team for Cultural Institutions (VERTCI)
http://www.vmga.org/aboutVMGA/disaster.html#team
VERTCI helps prepare cultural institutions for disasters and responds to emergencies through coordinated efforts with state agencies, local governments, and citizens. Team members from around the state have received training on the incident command system, risk and damage assessment, activating an emergency plan, salvage strategies, and health and safety issues. Team members can assist with response at museums, historical societies, libraries, and town halls.
Contact: VERTCI
*If you know of a disaster assistance network that should be listed here, please send information about it to the Task Force.
