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One Bag of Popcorn

Posted on December 16th, 2010 by Dan Wilson | Filed under Fire, Lessons Learned

A bag of popcorn burning in a microwave at the Kansas State University Hale Library in Manhattan, Kansas, set off the library’s sprinkler system a couple of months ago. As Rebecca Brown, Kansas Outreach and Technology Liaison (NN/LM MCR), stated in an email message, “a good example of a not-so-obvious cause of a disaster.” Thanks to Char Simser and Renee Gates for permission to post these pictures.

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NN/LM One Page Service Continuity Plan

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How to Use the Toolkit

1. Where to get information on HOW TO WRITE A DISASTER PLAN. Click on the Writing Your Disaster Plan page. Download the template for the Service Continuity Pocket Response Plan (PReP) and fill it out. For some libraries, the PReP may be enough. Others may want to start with the PReP and then develop a comprehensive plan as time permits.

2. Where to GET HELP following some kind of disaster or service disruption. Click on the Calling for Help page. Listed is contact information for your Regional Medical Library as well as library networks that provide consultation services (some at no cost), 24/7.

3. How to get TRAINING ON SERVICE CONTINUITY and libraries. Click on the Training Opportunities page and select the option that best fits your needs. Contact your NNLM RML at 1-800-338-7657, or the Coordinator, Dan Wilson, at danwilson@virginia.edu, to inquire about scheduling or participating in a class.

4. What else does the Toolkit offer? The Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of resources and tools for helping you prepare your library for a disaster or service disruption. In addition to the items listed above, you'll find news reports (NEPR Times), sample table-top exercises and model MOUs, library disaster stories, links to supporting resources for our training program, and information about the NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan.
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- American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Use for locating an area preservationist.
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- Emergency Access Initiative EAI provides free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public in the United States affected by disasters.
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- Heritage Preservation Creators of the popular Emergency Response & Salvage Wheel and the Field Guide to Emergency Response. Offer many free resources on disaster planning and response. Co-sponsor — with FEMA — of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force.
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- NN/LM Southeastern/Atlantic Region (SE/A) EP&R resources and contact information from the SE/A.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center See “Preservation Leaflets” for preparedness and response info.
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- Storm Reports See yesterday’s storm report for the United States.
- TOXNET NLM database on hazardous materials and toxic releases.
- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services “Disasters and Emergencies” section, especially. Well-organized, easy to use, up-to-the-minute.
- Westpas Preservation assistance and training for libraries and archives in the Western and Northwestern U.S.
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) NLM system designed to assist first responders in a hazardous materials incident.
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