A Flood Warning remains in effect until 4:15 pm EST Monday for Erie, Northern Chautauqua, Wyoming, southern Genesee and Northwestern Cattaraugus counties. Last week's heavy snowfall means that there remains a considerable amount of water locked up in the remaining snowpack. The rate of snow melt will intensify with today's rising temperatures so that significant melting of the water laden snow pack will lead to areas of flooding. Since many storm drains are snow clogged, many urban areas will likely experience flooding with several feet of water possibly accumulating on some stretches of road. In addition, very strong winds will develop Monday and Monday night. These winds will bring down some trees and power lines and possibly cause scattered power outages, which will also cause sump pumps to fail. The danger of flooding is very real. As always, concern for human safety is first and foremost.
If you need help with damaged collections, we've rounded up these resources for you. As always, don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
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AIC-CERT
American Institute for Conservation-
Collections Emergency Response Team
The American Institute for Conservation (AIC), the national association of conservation professionals, is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Please help make sure that staff members of collecting institutions know to contact AIC-CERT when a disaster-flooding, hurricane, earthquake, fire-has damaged collections.
* Call AIC's 24-hour assistance number at
202.661.8068 for advice by phone.
* Call 202.661.8068 to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization. |
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NY State Library and NY State Archives
The State Library and State Archives are responsible for gathering information about the extent of damage to your building and/or collections as well as recovery costs. Contact Barbara Lilley ([email protected],gov) or Maria Holden ([email protected]) to report the impact of the storm on your organization.
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Help for State Agencies
Archives staff are available to provide advice on recovering damaged records. When agency records are believed to constitute a hazard to human safety or health, or to property, the agency records management officer may request authorization from the State Archives to destroy or dispose of such records immediately. Contact the Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254. For a complete listing of State Archives disaster services and resources, go to: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml
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Help for Local Governments
The State Archives Regional Advisory Officers are available by phone/email to provide advice on recovering archives and records, and to assist you in applying for a recovery grant. Local governments may be eligible for up to $20,000 in disaster recovery funding for damaged records. Contact your Regional Advisory Officer http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_staff.shtml#Advisory or call the Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254. For a complete listing of State Archives disaster services and resources, go to: http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml |
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Help for Cultural Institutions
(museums, historical societies, non-government archives)
State Archives and State Library staff are available to provide advice on recovering collections. Contact the State Library at (518) 486-4864 or the State Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254.
The State Office of Emergency Management also provides assistance, including advisories and access to resources and recovery services. Go to: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/
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Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
Our colleagues from the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts have provided a list of over 100 vendors and associations for whom to call to assist with your recovery needs. Knowing who to call saves time and allows staff to respond as quickly as possible in an emergency. Click here to see the list.
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Most importantly - Stay Safe!!!
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