Free Disaster Planning Resilience and Response Training Opportunities for Cultural Institutions

COSTEP-MA (Coordinated Statewide Emergency
Preparedness for Massachusetts) is pleased to hold a series of free training
sessions for caretakers of cultural resources, first responders, and
others  within the emergency management community. These workshops are
designed to educate those in charge of our cultural resources in how best to
protect their charges; to inform emergency responders of the special needs of
historic properties, documents, and other materials at risk; and to coordinate
these two groups in an effective response to emergencies within the cultural
community

Led by emergency response consultant Arthur
Dutil, these training sessions will cover how to evaluate historic sites and
collections for risk in a disaster, and how to improve preparedness and
resilience. Participants will learn how institutions can conduct risk
assessments using Heritage Preservation’s Risk Evaluation and Planning
Program (REPP) tools to mitigate potential damage from various
threats, actions to reduce the potential loss of cultural property, and how to
improve communication and response for when (not if) the next disaster strikes.

Please note, seating is limited to 35 participants
per session: pre-registration IS required.

Questions and comments may be sent to COSTEP-MA
project coordinator Andrew Grilz at Agrilz.costep@gmail.com, or you may call
978-210-9045.

Salem, MA:  Wednesday April 16

The House of Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street,
Salem MA

http://www.7gables.org