Disaster Recovery Services: National

CONSULTING SERVICES

American Institute for Conservation
1717 K Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 452-9545
Free referrals to professional conservators throughout the
United States
http://aic.stanford.edu

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters
500 C Street, SW                  Region IV Office 3003 Chamblee Tucker Rd.
Washington, DC 20472          Atlanta, GA 30341
(202) 646-4600                     1-770-220-5200
www.fema.gov
Free publications relating to emergency preparedness. Also may be available with financial and additional resources when response and recovery operations exceed the capabilities of state government in a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster.

Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 470-1010 (24 hrs.)
Basic advice and references in the event of an emergency. Staff conservators are also available for expert consultation. The field rate for conservation is $530/day. There is no charge in case of dire emergency.
www.nedcc.org

(SOLINET) Southeastern Library Network
1438 W. Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309
800-999-8558
Services include referrals to conservators, specialized consultants, and other service providers; also disaster recovery advice after an emergency.
www.solinet.net

DRYING FACILITIES/ENVIRONMENTAL STABILIZATION

American Freeze-Dry, Inc.
411 White Horse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
(856) 546-0777; 1-800-817-1007
Able to vacuum freeze-dry 50 cubic feet at a cost of $55-60 per cubic foot. Can also make arrangements for larger quantities with McDonnell Douglas (thermal vacuum drying) or a Canadian company with a 500-cubic-foot vacuum freeze-dry chamber.
www.americanfreezedry.com

Belfor USA
2300 Fourth Street
Atlanta, GA 30084
800-472-0030
Disaster recovery, dehumidification, mold removal, magnetic media recovery, vacuum freeze-drying.
www.us.belfor.com

Blackman-Mooring Steamatic Catastrophe, Inc. (BMS-CAT)
Brent Lee, Regional Director (Southeast Region)
450 Cemetery Street, Suite 201
Norcross, GA 30071
800-433-2940; (228) 806-9550 (mobile)
Disaster recovery services, odor removal, vacuum freeze-drying. BMS-CAT provides extensive recovery and restoration services and is able to handle almost any size emergency. Recovery services include paper-based materials as well as electronic equipment and magnetic media. Book and document collections are vacuum freeze dried for approximately $40 per cubic ft. based on a 500 cubic foot load. Portable blast freezer is available.
www.bmscat.com/flash/intro.shtml

Belfor
2425 Blue Smoke Court South
Fort Worth, TX 76105
800-856-3333 (24-hr. hotline); (817) 535-6793
Vacuum freeze-drying, disaster recovery of computer media, microfiche and microfilm, books, business records. Vacuum freeze-dry chamber has an 800-cubic-ft. capacity; the rate for freeze-drying varies but is generally about $60 per cubic foot. Also has a thermal freeze-drying process that employs heat and a cold trap. During the drying operation materials cycle from –40 to 60° .

EPIC Response
2145 Barrett Park Drive, Suite 108
Kennesaw, GA 30144
1-877-277-4647
EPIC's program includes pre-incident planning and on-site training in addition to disaster response.
http://www.epicresponse.com/

Munters Corporation—Moisture Control Services
6900 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 1
Norcross, GA 30071
(770) 242-0935; 1-800-Munters (1-800-686-8377)
Disaster recovery services, building dehumidification, drying services, microfilm drying services. Will dry to customer’s specifications or will recommend an appropriate method. Choices include: vacuum freeze-drying, in-situ drying through dehumidification, or stabilization by freezing materials to be dried at a later time. The vacuum freeze-dryer has a 100-cubic-foot capacity, and cost is approximately $50 per cubic foot with a reduction for quantities greater than 500 cubic feet.
www.munters.us

Solex Environmental Systems
PO Box 460242
Houston, TX 77056
1-800-848-0484 (24 hr. hotline); (713) 963-8600
Vacuum freeze-drying, portable freezing chambers, environmental control systems, decontamination.

Document Reprocessors
5611 Water St.
Middlesex, NY 14507
(585) 554-4500; 1-800-437-9464 (24 hr. hotline)
www.documentreprocessors.com

SALVAGE—MICROFILM

Eastman Kodak Company
Disaster Recovery Laboratory
1700 Dewey Avenue
B-65, Door G, Room 340
Rochester, NY 14650
800-EKC-TEST (352-8378)
Reprocesses original camera films (only Kodak brand) free of charge. There is no limit on the number of rolls. Films should be packaged according to Kodak's instructions that are given when Kodak is notified.
www.kodak.com

Fuji Microfilm
Atlanta, GA 957-3854
Microfilm recovery (Fuji film only).

New England Micrographics
750 E. Industrial Park Drive
Manchester, NH 03109
1-800-340-1171; (603) 625-1171
Reprocesses any amount of water-damaged microfilm, and also provides off-site storage for microfilm and computer media. Cost is based on the size and nature of the request. Works with Fuji film and also Ilford color film.
www.nemicrographics.com

SALVAGE—PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(315) 545-0613
Provides advice about recovery of various types of collections. A photograph conservator is on staff to advise on recovery and treatment options for photographic collections.
www.ccaha.org

Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 470-1010 (24 hrs.)
Has 3 photographic conservators with a wide range of knowledge of the various photographic formats. Conservators are available for expert consultation, advice, and treatment of collections involved in natural or other disasters.
www.nedcc.org

Revised October 3, 2006