Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery Resources

Essential Records (from COSA webinars/handouts)

• Overview of Essential Records (pdf, 177 kb)
• Risk Assessment (pdf, 82 kb)
• Protection Strategies (pdf, 78 kb)
• Access Priorities (pdf, 147 kb)

Disaster Preparedness (from COSA webinars/handouts)

• Develop Your Records Emergency Action Plan, Initial Steps (doc 1.08 MB / pdf 1.03 MB)
• Response Plan Template, Health and Safety, Response Checklist (doc 105 kb / pdf 159 kb)
• Special Procedures, After Action Plan, Drying Methods (doc 145 kb / pdf 496 kb)
• Pocket Response Plan (PReP) Template (doc 1.87 MB/ pdf 1.40 MB)

Maine Resources

Maine Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition (CERC) - The Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition helps Maine’s cultural organizations – libraries, museums, archives, historic houses, and others, plan for and recover from disasters.

Other Resources

• Council of State Archivists (CoSA)
• How to create a Pocket Response Plan (PReP) for your institution
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• COSTEP: Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness
• Intergovernmental Preparedness for Essential Records (IPER)