THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM

For most historical societies we are entering the season for extreme weather – fires and floods and we should all be thinking preparedness! 
 
The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc (AICCM) has developed some great disaster-response material including a calendar: 
 
Other resources concerning fire, flood and mould can be found on their website
 
Being prepared really works in times of emergency when you will probably be battling disaster on your home-front as well as for your historical society. Resources are inevitably stretched very thinly and you have to make decisions quickly. Make it routine each year to address how your society will respond to a disaster and how you could improve on your response to previous disasters. 

You can also find links to valuable information on the RHSV website.