​Resources: Disaster Response

​MTS Handouts

Online Resources

• Salvage Chart for Wet Textiles
• Salvage Chart for Previously Wet Textiles

• Salvage at a glance: Textiles
• Salvaging Water Damaged Textiles—AIC
• Flood Recovery Book - Emergency Salvage of Textiles
• Disaster Recovery: Teaching Textile Salvage Techniques to Response Team
• Tips For Care for Water-Damaged Family Heirlooms and Other Valuables—AIC
• Freezing wet textiles
• Disaster Recovery at the University of Alberta
• Rescuing Water Damaged Textiles During LA's Urban Riots
• AIC: If you’re First…
• Harvard University Library: Checklist for first response to an emergency
• National Archive: Salvage Procedures for book and paper resources
• Conservation Online: Disaster preparedness and response
• Heritage Preservation: Resources for Response and Recovery
• National Park Service:  Primer on Disaster Management and Response
• National Archive: Disaster Response and Recovery
• Freezing Works of Art
• dPlan: The Online Disaster Planning tool for Cultural and Civic Organizations 
• Heritage Preservation: Resources for Emergency Planning and Preparedness