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    COLORADOCULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES

    ALLIANCE(CCAHRA)

    THE HERITAGE EMERGENCY PARTNERSHIP FORUMPORTLAND, OREGON

    JUNE 18-19, 2013

    Leslie A. Williams, Assistant Professor, Auraria Library, University of Colorado DenverScott Baldwin, Mitigation Specialist, Colorado Office of Emergency Management

    Amy Zimmer, Colorado State Library, Department of Education

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    Te

    LessonsLearned

    Overview

    Organization &Operations

    Mission & Goals Being a Partner

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    Organization & Operations

    Lower North Fork FireJefferson County, Colorado

    Started: March 26, 2012

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    Strong Partnership BetweenCollections, Historic Preservation,& Emergency Management

    Quarterly Face-to-Face Meetingswith Remote Call In Capability

    Business + Speaker

    Minutes Distributed to Listserv

    Listserv Maintained by CU Denver

    Primary Form of Communication 100 Subscribers

    Institutional Home

    Steering Committee

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    CCAHRA Composition

    1% 2%

    4%5%

    7%

    8%

    9%

    10%11%

    13%

    15%

    15%

    Local Fire

    Architect

    Emergency Management

    Private Consultant

    Archives

    Academic Library

    Historic Preservation

    Cultural Resources Non Profit

    Museum

    Government

    Higher Education

    Public Library

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    Mission & Goals

    Vision

    Prepare. Respond. Recover. Resilient.

    Mission

    The whole community approach advocatesthat communities leverage all availableresources to effectively manage disasters.Together, emergency management personneland community members can organize andstrengthen the communitys assets and

    capabilities. The Colorado Cultural andHistoric Resources Alliance works to improvethe State of Colorados mitigation,

    preparedness, response and recovery effortsfor cultural and historic resources.

    MarchOctober 2012

    Fires: 12+

    Cost: $197+ million

    Acres Burned:215,000+

    Home Destroyed: 610

    Deaths: 6

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    Being a Partner

    Why?

    Mission of Support

    Benefits

    How?

    Steering Committee

    ResourcesCommunication

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    Making the Case

    Recognize highest priorities include:

    life safety property protection

    primary home dwellings

    public infrastructure

    private enterprise

    Acknowledge CHR falls at the bottomof the priority list.

    Imperative CHR community takeresponsibility for themselves andcollaborate with emergencymanagement.

    Cultural Identity

    Historical & Scientific Knowledge

    Economic Vitality

    Community Revitalization

    Heritage Tourism

    Emergency Management Cultural & Historic Resources

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    Thank You!

    Questions?

    Leslie A. Williams

    [email protected]

    Scott Baldwin

    [email protected]

    Amy Zimmer

    [email protected]

    Wetmore FireCuster & Pueblo Counties,

    ColoradoStarted: October 23, 2012

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