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Books and products we recommend:

The A.R.K.: A Recovery KitThe A.R.K.: A Recovery Kit. Based on emergency personnel's incident command system, the A.R.K. is used by museums throughout Minnesota. Created to assist disaster recovery, the A.R.K. leads staff through the first 24 hours of a musem disaster. Applicable to any disaster, the kit provides six laminated position description cards with fill-in resource lists on each, five collection recovery posters, name tags, permanent marker and recovery priority cards. Packaged in a waterproof envelope. The kit should be kept in one to three staff members' cars, so it is immediately accessible.
The A.R.K.: A Recovery Kit $75.00
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Links to related information on other sites:

Disaster Drill Guide
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/ disaster/disdrill.html

Activities for Alarm/Alert Communication System
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/pub/seibert/app2.html

Smithsonian Institution Staff Disaster Preparedness Procedures
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/emergency-prep/disaster-prep-procedures.html

Organizational Chart for Emergency Management Team
http://www.loc.gov/preserv/pub/seibert/app3.html

Emergency Preparedness
 |--Getting Prepared--|--Planning--|--Kits--|--Staff Training--|
|--Recovery--|--Staff and Psychology--|--Flood--|--Mold--|--War--|
|--Earthquake--|--Fire--|--Volcanoes--|--High Winds--|--Bibliography and Links--|

Collection Care
 |--General--|--Environment--|--Numbering--|--Storing--|--Exhibiting--|--Handling--|--Cleaning--|
|--Care by Type--|--Pest Control--|--Security--|--Long Range Planning--|--Emergency Preparedness--|



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