Conduct risk assessment
- Identify the hazards
- State of Vermont assesses natural hazards in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan (2018)
- Assess the risks
- Implement appropriate mitigation measures
- Monitor and reassess risks
More information and checklists:
FEMA’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process
Risk assessment from Ready.gov
Heritage Preservation’s Risk Evaluation and Planning Program (REPP)
ArtsReady and dPlan’s library of emergency planning resources
Create or update emergency plan
- Council of State Archivists’ Pocket Response Plan, “PReP” templates:
- PReP template specific to Vermont public libraries
- PReP template specific to Vermont municipalities
- Vermont-specific simple disaster plan template
- dPlan, online disaster-planning template (requires annual subscription)
- Take the Department of Libraries introductory or intermediate disaster plan training for libraries, presented in conjunction with the Vermont Historical Records Program and VACDaRN
- Work through the Vermont Historical Records Program’s Emergency Preparedness Training Module
Build relationships with local emergency managers
- Working with Emergency Responders: Tips for Cultural Institutions from Heritage Preservation