Primeaux Costep Power Point Presentation

COSTEP: A State-wide Approach to Area-wide Disasters US/ICOMOS Symposium March 14, 2009 Aimée Primeaux Project Manager, NEDCC

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) • Largest non-profit regional conservation center in the country • Focus on paper-based materials • Conservation lab • Field Service Dept. • Micrographics/ Digital Reproduction

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What is COSTEP? • Free action plan that will help guide emergency preparedness for essential records and cultural heritage collections. • Works with existing tools created by EMAs (Emergency Management Agencies) • Offer resources to help you along • Freely adaptable to suit the specific needs of each state or territory.

Who Should Participate? • State (or Territorial) agencies responsible for cultural collections • Local/county/state/regional emergency managers and first responders • Historic Preservation Officers • FEMA representatives • Local libraries, archives, museums, historic homes • Private or academic institutions • Historic sites

COSTEP’s Primary Goals • Build relationships • Educate cultural community and emergency management community about each other’s needs • Incorporate cultural resources into existing state plans • Conduct risk assessment and mitigation activities • Enable better communication between neighboring states

How Does COSTEP Work? 5 Basic Components: • Getting Started • Building Key Relationships • Mitigating Risks • Preparing for Response • Sustaining the Process 3 Basic Skill Levels: • Essential • Enhanced • Excellent

Visit the wiki at: http://statewideplan.pbwiki.com E-mail: Aimée Primeaux, Project Manager [email protected]