AIC. Emergency Preparedness & Response

The information used to start the AIC wiki pages on Emergency Response was initially compiled from two main sources:

• Handouts used as part of Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2012 workshop on Emergency Planning and Mitigation Strategies for Historic Sites funded by FAIC and by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
• Posts written for the MoMA blog Inside/Out by members of AIC's Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) to provide information to the public after Hurricane Sandy, November 2012

Over time this information has been edited and supplemented by members of the AIC Emergency Response committee, AIC-CERT and the AIC membership.

This information is intended for educational and training purposes and should not be used in lieu of consulting with a conservator as all disasters involve different and unique circumstances. For additional resources please visit the AIC website Disaster Response & Recovery page

Contributors: M.J. Davis, Barbara Moore, Chris Stavroudis, Elizabeth Nunan, Claire Walker, Rachael Perkins Arenstein

Contents  [hide]  1 Emergency Preparedness 2 Emergency Planning 2.1 Risk Assessment 2.2 Mitigation 2.2.1 Creating Strategic Partnerships 3 Disaster Plans 3.1 Developing an Emergency Plan 3.2 Developing a Response Team 4 Emergency Response 5 Collections Salvage and Recovery 5.1 Health and Safety 5.2 Documenting the Emergency 5.3 Determining Salvage Priorities 5.3.1 Dealing with Wet Contemporary Paintings: Tips for Artists—Health and Safety 5.4 Stabilizing the Environment and the Collections 5.4.1 Drying Methods for Wet Collections 5.5 Stabilizing Wet Collections 6 Disaster Preparedness, Response and Salvage: Selected Bibliography