With unprecedented flooding affecting Texas and Louisiana, Baton Rouge/Lafayette ARMA is ready to help. We have put together the guide below with resources and links to wet records and document recovery, as well as vendor contacts for disaster mitigation and response.
Download a copy of the guide here: Flood recovery resource list
Online Flood Recovery Resources
National Archive’s Guide for Emergency Salvage of Flood Damaged Family Papers: http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conservation/flood-damage.html
- National Archives Records Emergency Guidance https://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/public
- From the Image Permanence Institute, a Guide for Salvaging Flood Damaged Photographs:https://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/webfm_send/314
- Guidelines for the care of common materials affected in natural disasters
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/disaster-response/guidelines.html - Chapter 8: Recovery and Resumption of Operationsfrom the book “Emergency Management for Records and Information Programs” http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/PublishedDocuments/EmergencyManagementCH8recoveryAndResumption.pdf
- Northeast Document Conservation Center https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/overview
- Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records
https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/3.-emergency-management/3.6-emergency-salvage-of-wet-books-and-records - Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs
https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/3.-emergency-management/3.7-emergency-salvage-of-wet-photographs - Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper
https://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/3.-emergency-management/3.8-emergency-salvage-of-moldy-books-and-paper
- Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records
- From ANSI/ARMA 5-2003 Standard – Vital Records Programs, “Identifying, Managing, and Recovering Business-Critical Records”
- Appendix F – Salvage at A Glance http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/PublishedDocuments/EmergencySalvageAppendixF.pdf
- Appendix G – Drying Techniques for Water-Damaged Books and Records http://www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources/PublishedDocuments/EmergencySalvageAppendixG.pdf
Disaster Recovery Vendor Lists
https://www.archives.gov/preservation/disaster-response/services.html