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• California wildfires
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Preparedness Resources

• Preparing for Hurricanes
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• Cultural Institution Resources
• Working with Emergency Responders
• Emergency Management Training
• Foundation Grants for Preservation
• Cataclysm and Challenge

Response Resources

• Disaster Aid for Institutions
• Field Guide to Emergency Response
• Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel
• Disaster Funding for Institutions
• Save Your Treasures the Right Way
• Hurricane Resources for Institutions
• Resource Organizations
• Disaster Resources for the Public

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• Risk Evaluation and Planning Program
• Alliance for Response
• Lessons Applied: Katrina and Cultural Heritage

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Disaster Resources for the Public

Save Your Family Treasures from Soot
Cherished family heirlooms that survive a fire are often covered with soot and ash. Removing soot and ash requires prompt and gentle attention to avoid further damage.

Save Your Treasures the Right Way
Hurricanes and floods harm treasured possessions like photos and other keepsakes. Sometimes people discard family heirlooms that could have been saved or, lacking good advice, make the damage worse. This doesn't have to happen!

Hurricane Safety Flyer
Hurricane information from the National Weather Service.

Resource Organizations
Web links to information and people who can help.

Essential Records for Families: What you need to know before you evacuate
A handy checklist and reference guide from The Georgia Archives.

Interim Safety and Health Precautions for People Entering Previously Flooded Areas
A tip sheet from FEMA (Microsoft Word document).

Preparing, Protecting, Preserving your Family Treasures
Simple instructions, as well as links to more comprehensive information for preparing, protecting, preserving many types of family treasures.

HGTV's Restore America Grants
Restore America encourages revitalizing places where people live through grants for residential projects. Approximately six to 12 grants will be awarded for projects such as rehabilitation of single-family residences, adaptive use of historic buildings for housing, creation of upper-floor apartments in Main Street communities, or restoration of Save America’s Treasures sites that continue to have residential use.

LSU Storm Recovery Guide for Homeowners

Repairing Your Flooded Home
A PDF containing information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross to help flooded property owners.

24-Hour Phone Assistance
These regional conservation and preservation organizations are available to offer free technical assistance and information to cultural institutions and the public.

Regional Alliance for Preservation
Most of the RAP Centers offer free disaster advice by telephone and email, and will advise individuals on dealing with hurricane recovery and salvage.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance
This program is for individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster. Administered by the Department of Labor, it is designed to assist those not eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits (under any state or federal law).

Disaster Help
This site is part of the President’s Disaster Management Egov Initiative and provides information about the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster application process and other government assistance.

National Trust for Historic Preservation Financial Assistance Programs
The National Trust's grant and loan programs have assisted thousands of innovative preservation projects that protect the continuity, diversity, and beauty of our communities.