Historic Building Preparedness

The destructive impact of natural disasters underscores the critical need to implement disaster preparedness strategies to preserve vulnerable historic buildings and archeological sites. Without established plans for disaster preparedness, emergency response, and recovery, all historic and cultural resources are at risk.

For more information, click on the below links:

FEMA: Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations Into Hazard Mitigation Planning

National Trust for Historic Preservation

State of RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission

Rhode Island Historical Society