This month the Emergency Committee is launching an ongoing series of interviews with people working in the field of emergency preparedness and response. F ollow our series to learn more about the world of emergency preparedness, new initiatives and developments, and how our colleagues are...
Who You Gonna Call? National Heritage Responders! When emergencies happen, one of the first questions we ask is: “Was anyone hurt?”; the second question is: “Was anything damaged?” Life safety will always come before collections safety, as it should, but for cultural heritage professionals...
Billion Dollar Disasters: Rain, Rain Go Away! “The U.S. has sustained 310 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion [...]. The total cost of these 310 events exceeds $2.155 trillion,” reports NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental...
Association News: Committee Reports Emergency Committee Collections Soaked? Roof Failing? Tornado or Hurricane Damage? It’s an Emergency… CAP What? You may already be familiar with the Emergency Collections Assessment for Preservation (Emergency CAP) program, an FAIC program supported...
As we enter hurricane season the Emergency Committee of AIC wanted to share some resources that were distributed at the AIC Annual Meeting. These resources are helpful for those who are prone to all types of emergencies: Preparedness and Response Resources AICECillustrated.pdf It is important...