AFR Training

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Train Your Network

Ensure your network is ready to assist institutions with response and recovery for collections.

FAIC AFR Self-Study Course and Virtual Tabletop 

Engage your AFR network members with this 10-hour self-study training course followed by a virtual tabletop led by National Heritage Responders from FAIC. 

Topics include the Incident Command System, Health and Safety, Material-Specific Salvage Techniques, and Organizing a Salvage Operation.

Hold a disaster plan writing clinic.

Test your plan with tabletop exercises.

Protecting Your Collections: Writing A Disaster Response Plan

with Julie Page (webinar series)

Developing Emergency Plans: A Self-Paced Program 

a project of Florida Connecting to Collections 2012

Exercising your Disaster Plan

with Julie Page (webinar)

Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA) Tabletop Flyer

Library of Congress Tabletop Exercises

Host a workshop on insurance and appraisal for cultural institutions.

Case Studies

Learn valuable information by reading about lessons learned following a disaster with an after-action review (AAR). They provide an analysis of what happened, why it happened, and what was learned, with the goal of improving future performance.

Become familiar with Federal disaster aid.

Insurance Considerations for Cultural Institutions After Disasters

with Nicole Sheley (webinar)

Insurance Primer for Libraries and Cultural Institutions Flyer

a project of Protecting the Past - Rhode Island

Have You Planned for and Considered the Cost of Implementing Your Emergency Plan? Flyer

a project of AFR New York City

After Action Report: Colorado Ute Pass Historical Society

Guide to Navigating the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration

Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions

Additional Ideas

  • Design online educational resources about protecting cultural heritage.
  • Hold a fire safety program on performance-based planning and museum, library, and historic house fire codes.
  • Sponsor disaster training sessions for cultural heritage institutions that include a practice drill.

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