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Emergency Help Now! 

Resources for assistance when experiencing and responding to an emergency

National Urgent Assistance with 24 hours availability (Immediate Response)

• National Heritage Responders: (202) 661-8068
• Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts: (215) 545-0613
  *Only open during normal business hours, unless otherwise noted on their website
• Midwest Art Conservation Center: (612) 870-3120
• Northeast Document Conservation Center: (855) 245-8303
• Canadian Conservation Institute: (866) 998-3721

National Extended Assistance (Long Term Response and Recovery)

• Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) hentf@siedu
• National Heritage Responders (NHR) emergencies@culturalheritage.org
• Canadian Association of Professional Conservators

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United States Regional Assistance | Canada Regional Assistance

United States Regional Assistance

*Regions are established using the FEMA Regions Map.

Regional Resources

• National Alliance for Response: https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/alliance-for-response

Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Tribal Nations of New England

• FEMA Region 1 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-1
• COSTEP MA: https://mblc.state.ma.us/costepma/
• Vermont Arts and Culture Disaster and Resilience Network: https://vacdarn.org/
• Maine Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition (CERC): http://cercmaine.org/
• COSTEP CT: https://costep-ct.org/

Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands, eight Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 2 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-2
• New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response: https://njculturalalliance.wixsite.com/njcar
• New York City Alliance for Response: https://afrnyc.org/

Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, seven Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 3 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-3
• PA Cultural Resilience Network: https://ccaha.org/initiatives/pa-cultural-resilience-network
• Alliance for Response Philly: https://afrphilly.wordpress.com/
• Central PA Alliance for Response: https://centralpaafr.wordpress.com/
• Northwest Pennsylvania Alliance for Response: https://nwpaafr.wordpress.com/
• Alliance for Response Pittsburgh: https://sites.google.com/site/afrpittsburgh/
• Suburban Philadelphia Alliance for Response: https://suburbanphilaafr.wordpress.com/

Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, six Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 4 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-4
• Savannah Heritage Emergency Response (SHER): https://sheronline.wordpress.com
• Atlanta Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA): https://heraatlanta.wordpress.com/author/heraatlanta/
• NC Cultural Resources Emergency Support Team: https://collectionsconversations.wordpress.com/crest-members/

Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, 34 Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 5 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-5

• ICA-Art Conservation: https://www.ica-artconservation.org/preservation-services/#disaster-assistance
  

Region 6: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 68 Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 6 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-6
• Texas Cultural Emergency Resources Alliance (TX-CERA): https://txcera.org/

Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

• FEMA Region 7 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-7

Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, 29 Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 8 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-8
• The Colorado Cultural & Historic Resources Task Force: https://www.chrtaskforce.com/

Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, 150 Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 9 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-9

Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, 271 Tribal Nations

• FEMA Region 10 Resources: https://www.fema.gov/about/organization/region-10
• Seattle Heritage Emergency Response Network (SHERN): https://shernseattle.wordpress.com/

Canada Regional Assistance

British Columbia, Canada

• British Columbia Heritage Emergency Response Network: http://www.bchern.ca/
• Archives Association of BC Advisor: aac.advisor@aabc.ca

Alberta, Canada

• Advisor, Albert Museum Association: advisory@museums.ab.ca   
• Advisory Services, Archives Society of Alberta: reneg@archivesalberta.org

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Museum Association of Saskatchewan, Museum Advisor: advisor@saskmuseums.org
• Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan: (833) 382-4068  OR  (306) 787-4068

Manitoba, Canada

• Cultural Stewardship Program Conservator: conservator@museumsmanitoba.com 
• Archives of Manitoba, Preservation Services: archives@gov.mb.ca

Ontario, Canada

• Archives Emergency Response Network: https://aao-archivists.ca/Sys/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fEmergency-Response-Network

Quebec, Canada

• Unknown

New Brunswick, Canada

• Association Heritage New Brunswick: info@amnb.ca
• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: (506) 453-2122 / provincial.archives@gnb.ca