Disaster Recovery

NCPTT worked in conjunction with the American Institute for Conservation to produce the workshop series, “After the Storm: Recovery of Wet Collections,” which was held in March.

Within days of Katrina, NCPTT was helping FEMA with its damage survey.
At FEMA’s request, the Center took the lead to produce a Rapid Building and
Site Condition Assessment tool and database that FEMA could use to evaluate
flood-damaged historic buildings in New Orleans and surrounding parishes.
Rapid Cemetery Condition Assessment and Detailed Building and Site Condition
Assessment forms and [...]

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated major portions of the Gulf Coast.

In response to Hurricane Katrina, NCPTT offered technical assistance and guidance to those in charge of preserving the cultural resources of the Gulf Coast region. At the invitation of FEMA, two NCPTT staff members
were embedded in the Joint Field Office (JFO) preservation task force. NCPTT Architecture and Engineering Chief, Andrew Ferrell joined [...]

Before going further, let me add my own heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the storms that have so recently swept through the South. Above all, the personal tragedies of our fellow citizens require our support and our understanding.