Disaster Response and Recovery Resources
These references provide advice and guidance for responding to a disaster and the emergency salvage of museum collections and personal heirlooms. If you have any questions, please call 651-259-3468, or email conservationhelp@mnhs.org
First Response
- Disaster Re-Entry Checklist (PDF)
- Emergency! If You’re First (PDF)
- Initial Situation Report (PDF)
- Rapid Buildings and Site Condition Assessment (PDF)
- Emergency Call List Form (PDF)
Personal Heirlooms and Art
- Rescue Your Treasures (PDF)
- After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures (PDF)
- After the Fire: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures (PDF)
- Mold in Homes: Minnesota Department of Health
- Find a Conservator
Collections Response
- MNHS Emergency Plan (PDF)
- Pocket Response Plans
- Evacuating Collections: What You Should Know (PDF)
- Purchase an Emergency Response & Salvage Wheel
- National Heritage Responders
- Find a Conservator
Health and Safety
- Health and Safety after Floods (PDF)
- How to Properly Put on and Take off a Disposable Respirator (PDF)
- Use of an N95 Respirator: Cleaning Up After the Flood (PDF)
- How to Safely Remove Nitrile Gloves (PDF)
- Mould Outbreak - An Immediate Response
Emergency Salvage Procedures for Wet Items
- Archaeological Artifacts (PDF)
- Books: Cloth or Paper Covers (PDF)
- Books: Leather or Vellum Covers (PDF)
- Inorganics: Ceramics, Glass, Metals, Stone (PDF)
- Leather and Rawhide (PDF)
- Magnetic Media: Computer Diskettes (PDF)
- Magnetic Media: Reel-to-Reel Tapes (PDF)
- Microfiche (PDF)
- Microfilm and Motion Picture Film (PDF)
- Organics: Bone, Hair, Horn, Ivory, Shell (PDF)
- Paintings on Canvas (PDF)
- Paper: Coated (PDF)
- Paper: Framed or Matted, Preparation for Drying (PDF)
- Paper: Uncoated (PDF)
- Photographs and Transparencies (PDF)
- Record Albums (PDF)
- Scrapbooks (PDF)
- Textiles and Clothing (PDF)
- Textiles: Costume Accessories (PDF)
- Vellum and Parchment: Bindings and Documents (PDF)
- Wood (PDF)
