preparing colorado’s cultural & historic resources for disasters
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Learn how the cultural and historic resource and emergency management communities are preparing for disasters in Colorado.TRANSCRIPT
Bi-Annual Meeting State Preservation Plan Advisory Committee History Colorado October 23, 2013 Denver, Colorado
Bi-Annual MeetingState Preservation Plan Advisory CommitteeHistory ColoradoOctober 23, 2013Denver, Colorado
Leslie A. WilliamsAssistant ProfessorAuraria LibraryUniversity of Colorado DenverPreparing Colorados Cultural & Historic Resources for DisastersOverviewDefinition of Cultural & Historic ResourcesCultural and historic resources are culturally significant items, such as objects, documents, public records, manuscripts, maps, photographs, books, artifacts, artworks, buildings, structures, burial sites, sacred sites, cemeteries, and animals. Items often have artistic, educational, historic, legal, scientific, or social significance. Cultural and historic resources often represent an aspect of a cultural system that is valued by or significantly representative of a culture or that contains significance information about a culture and are preserved or appropriate for preservation and used as an extension of human memory.-Adopted by the Colorado Cultural & Historic Resources Task Force, October 2012
Lower North Fork FireStarted: March 26, 2012themountainmail.comCultural & Historic ResourcesItems May Include:Non-Living & Living SpecimensTangible Items & Intangible Cultural PracticesPhysical &Digital ManifestationsIndividual Objects & CollectionsInstitutional Records & Finding Aids
Often Located In:Libraries, Museums & ArchivesEducational InstitutionsHistorical SocietiesHistoric Properties & SitesArchaeological SitesPerforming Arts ComplexesReligious CentersLocal, State & National ParksGovernmentBotanic GardensAquariums & Zoos
Unique Often IrreplaceableLimited SupplyRequire Security MeasuresRequire Inventory ControlRequire Environmental Monitoring & ControlOnce Damaged, Rarely Can Be Returned to Original Condition
Snowmastodon DiscoveryOctober 14, 2010dmns.org(Williams et al., 2013)Important for:Cultural IdentityHistoric & Scientific Knowledge Economic VitalityCommunity RevitalizationHeritage Tourism
4Disaster Cycle
pre.drp.org5Institutional PreparednessKey ElementsRisk AssessmentsMitigation ActivitiesDisaster Plan Supply CacheStaff TrainingTabletop Exercises
WESTPAS (westpas.org)Heritage Preservation (http://www.heritagepreservation.org/)Connecting to Collections Online Community (http://www.connectingtocollections.org/all-topics/prepare-respond-emergencies/)
Resources6Beyond Institutional Preparedness:Plugging Into Emergency Management System
www.fema.gov/multiagency-coordination-systems7Beyond Institutional Preparedness: Why Plug Into the Emergency Management System?Recognize highest priorities include:Life safetyProperty protectionPrimary home dwellingsPublic infrastructurePrivate enterprise
Acknowledge cultural and historic resources fall below these on the priority list.
Imperative that we take responsibility for ourselves and collaborate with emergency management.
Then great things will happen.(Williams et al., 2013)
Peter BradySalina, ColoradoSeptember 20138Beyond Institutional Preparedness: Colorado Cultural and Historic Resources AllianceMultiagency Coordination Group
Formed in January 2012
Strong Partnership Between Collections, Historic Preservation, & Emergency Management
Local, State, & Federal Partners
Network of 136+ Individuals Around Colorado & Beyond
Mission & Goals Focus on 4 Pillars of Emergency Management
Leading the nation
Little Church in the PinesSalina, ColoradoSeptember 2013Peter Brady9Beyond Institutional Preparedness: Colorado Cultural and Historic Resources AllianceEmergency Operations Center (EOC) Team
Identifies cultural and historic resources in jeopardy
Communicates location to Incident Command for protective measures
Coordinates assistance by drawing upon institutional resources and technical expertise
Little Church in the PinesSalina, ColoradoSeptember 2013Peter Brady10State Operations PlanRoles and responsibilities during disastersActivation levels of State EOCCurrently 17 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) DefinedESF11d Cultural & Historic Resources - DraftBlack Forest FireEl Paso County, ColoradoJune 2013
Associated Press11State Mitigation Plan
dhsem.state.co.usHazards identification and risk assessmentState capabilities assessmentMitigation Strategies12State Recovery PlanDamage assessmentCurrently 14 Recovery Support Functions (RSFs)RSF 10 Historic & Cultural Resources - Draft
AAron OntiverozWest Fork Fire ComplexJune 201313State Preservation PlanGoal A: Preserving the Places that MatterGoal B: Strengthening and Connecting the Colorado Preservation NetworkGoal C: Shaping the Preservation MessageGoal D: Publicizing the Benefits of PreservationGoal E: Weaving Preservation Throughout Education Goal F: Advancing Preservation Practices
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14ReferencesWilliams, Leslie A. 2013. "Disaster Preparedness." Association of Northern Front Range Museums's Bi-Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.Williams, Leslie A., and Scott Baldwin. 2013. "Preservation Emergencies: When to Speak Up and Who to Call." Saving Places, Denver, Colorado.Williams, Leslie A., Scott Baldwin, Karen Larkin, Mary Rupp, and Carl Stewart. 2013. "Colorado's Cultural & Historic Resources Under Fire: The Summer of 2012." Best Practices in Emergency Management Higher Education, Chattanooga, Tennessee.Thank you!
Leslie A. [email protected]
Williams, Leslie A., Scott Baldwin, Karin Larkin, Mary Rupp, and Carl Stewart. 2013. Colorado's Cultural and Historic Resources Under Fire: The Summer of 2012. In Best Practices in Emergency Management Higher Education. Chattanooga, TN.