Free Downloads
Many Task Force resources are available as free downloads. Follow the links below for expert information on preparing for and responding to emergencies. |
All resources are in PDF format unless otherwise noted. Click on heading for tab to open. 
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Know Your Risks
- Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (Web site) self-study guides, Risk Prioritization Worksheet, Site Walk-through Checklist, and tips on mitigation and planning.
Plan for Emergencies
- Field Guide to Emergency Response
- Watch short clips from the DVD
- Watch the "Coping with Water Damage" streaming video
- Watch "Dealing with Soot" video (Windows Media Player 5.9 MB or Flash 4 KB)
- Download Field Guide fill-in forms
- Download Disaster Supplies Shopping List (23 KB)
Work with Emergency Responders
- Working with Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions (2.4 MB)
- Listen to an Audio Presentation from Heritage Preservation�s Alliance for Response Leadership Roundtable. Leaders in the fields of cultural heritage and emergency management discuss a variety topics including:
- Preparing to Preserve: An Action Plan to Integrate Historic Preservation into Tribal, State, and Local Emergency Management Plans
- Action Plan (275 KB Word document)
- Emergency Planning Model Checklist (56 KB)
- 1-2-3 Guide to Building Relationships (59 KB)
Respond to an Emergency
- Save Your Treasures the Right Way (252 KB)
- Save Family Treasures from Soot (160 KB)
Assess Damage
- Field Guide to Emergency Response Rapid Collections Assessment Form (27 KB)
- Save Outdoor Sculpture! Rapid Condition Assessment Form (703 KB)
Learn What Funding is Available and How to Get It
Make a Case for Emergency Preparedness
- Cataclysm and Challenge: Impact of September 11, 2001, on Our Nation’s Cultural Heritage (717 KB)
- Heritage Health Index, Chapter 7: Emergency Planning and Security (304 KB)
Additional free downloads from Heritage Preservation are available HERE.