Current Response Efforts

Los Angeles Fires

FAIC's National Heritage Responders are sharing resources and reaching out to local colleagues, arts organizations, and individuals whose collections have been affected by the fires. 

Fire Recovery Resources

Collections Evacuation Tip Sheet (pdf)
Fire Smoke, Soot, and Ash Recovery Tip Sheet (pdf)
Recovery Company Tip Sheet (pdf)

After the Fire: Health and Safety Resources (video)
After the Fire: Book and Paper Salvage (video)
After the Fire: Object Salvage (video)

How You Can Help

Share NHR contact information below with anyone whose collections may have been affected 

Donate at https://www.culturalheritage.org/donate.

Individuals, if your personal items have been damaged in an emergency, email: NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org

Institutions, if your collections have been affected by an emergency, call: 202.661.8068

Not urgent? Email emergencies@culturalheritage.org

Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Our NHR volunteers provided remote and in-person assistance to museums, historic sites, and artists in the Asheville region whose collections were damaged by flooding. Thanks to strong Alliance for Response regional response teams under the auspices of Cultural Resources Emergency Support Team (CREST) that had previously received training and microgrant support from FAIC, local responders where able to take the lead on outreach and response efforts.

Maui Wildfire

FAIC staff and National Heritage Responders volunteers have been working with local cultural heritage practitioners to assist in collections recovery and salvage. With generous support from a Chair's Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, we have been able to help provide technical assistance and physically relocate and clean items salvaged from the fire. This work will continue through 2025.