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National Heritage Responders
The National Heritage Responders (NHR) respond to the needs of cultural institutions and the public during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors, and the public.
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Individuals, if your personal items have been damaged in an emergency,
email: NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org
Institutions, if your collections have been affected by an emergency,
call: 202.661.8068
Not urgent? Email emergencies@culturalheritage.org.
GHR has compiled a variety of documents downloadable here for heritage emergency response. Many of these are copies of worksheets available through AIC/FAIC or other resources.
an online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits, provides arts organizations with customized business continuity plans for post-crisis sustainability.
formerly the American Institute for Conservation – Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT) – responds to the needs of cultural institutions during emergencies and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors and the public. .
GaNCH is a publicly editable directory of Georgia's Natural, Cultural and Historic Organizations (NCHs), allowing for quick retrieval of location and contact information for disaster response. Directory information is compiled, updated, and uploaded directly to Wikidata, the linked open data database from Wikimedia Foundation. Directory information is then delivered to this website where emergency responders can quickly search for NCHs in disaster areas.
Emergency preparedness is critical for archives and records centers. CoSA’s self-directed online courses help state archives and other institutional users continue improvement of their preparedness and training programs.
The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI) became the co-sponsor, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (OEHP), of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a public-private partnership created to protect our nation’s cultural heritage. Both SCRI and OEHP are committed to expanding training for cultural stewards, first responders, and emergency managers to better prepare them to work together to address emergencies and disasters that affect cultural institutions and historic sites.