[PADG:1261] Disaster Recovery Workshop

["Jayne Holt" <Holt.Jayne@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Holy Smokes, The House is on Fire!
Tuesday, May 8, 2001

The tens of thousands of dollars necessary for a sprinkler system in your historic dwelling was never available.  Then the call comes in early one morning: a wing of the house is on fire!  What will the next 24 hours bring?

The WCG is once again offering our unique and popular disaster workshop, formerly known as "Burn, Baby, Burn".  This year we are focusing on fire recovery in historic houses.  We will set up a 12 x 12 room to recreate an interior of an historic house and set it on fire.  To add to the realism, no sprinklers will be used during suppression.  After the fire has been extinguished and the room has cooled, participants will be responsible for developing a plan of attack and salvaging what's left.

This is a one day workshop that runs from 8:30am to 4:30pm and will include lectures on the nature of fires and fire suppression systems, methods of developing disaster recovery plans and real life experiences in disaster recovery in the wake of a fire.  The afternoon session will focus on experiencing the aftermath of a fire.  This will be a wet, dirty, smelly and psychologically action packed several hours.  Participants are therefore asked to wear comfortable clothing and shoes they don't mind getting wet.  Many participants in the past have brought clean dry clothes to change into at the end of the day.

This workshop is ideal for anyone responsible for the care of historic collections.

The workshop takes place at the National Institute of Standards and Technology just north of Washington, DC.  Registration for WCG members is $150 and for non-WCG members, $180.  Registration for non-members includes a one year membership in WCG.  For more information and registration forms, go to the WCG website at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/wcg/

You may also request forms through the mail by calling Jayne Holt at 301/238-6699.