Urban Search and Rescue at Heritage Sites: an INSARAG Document
In a groundbreaking collaboration, the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination...
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Cultural Heritage Protection against Fire: the main Issues
In the annals of history, fires have left an indelible mark, narrating tales of unintentional and deliberate blazes that have...
Unraveling the Mystery: A Scientific Investigation into the 1823 Fire at St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome
Luigi Rossini. 1823. View of the Ruin of the Great Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. In commemoration of...
Proculther project report released
Image of the cover of the PROCUTHER document Key Elements of a European Methodology to Address the Protection of Cultural...
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Natural and Man-Made Disasters: an EU analysis
Cover page of the EU document "Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Natural and Man-Made Disasters - A comparative analysis of risk...
Historic Manila Central Post Office Ravaged by Car Battery Thermal Run-away
Manila Central Post Office after the 21st May 2023 fire - By Photos by K R De Asis, Charlene Santiago,...
A CWA for Historic Areas: CEN 17727 Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation
On September 2022 the CWA 17727 "City Resilience Development - Guide to combine disaster risk management and climate change adaptation...
Significant historical collections lost in the fire of the Indonesian National Museum
The building where of the Indonesian National Museum in a 17th century print (Batavia Townhall 1770 Painting of Johannes Rach...
Air conditioning units destroyed nearly 20 million historic items in Brazil
Fire at the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, on 2 September 2018 - Felipe Milanez, CC BY-SA...
The NFPA 909 – 2021 Edition on “Protection of Cultural Resource Properties: Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship”
The 909 Standard "Protection of Cultural Resource Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship" - 2021 Edition has been...
Fire Threat to Cultural Heritage Stone Buildings
Many historic buildings are made with stone structures. In addition to the various benefits that this type of material, which...
Results of H2020 STORM Project in the Assessment of Damage to Cultural Heritage Buildings Following Seismic Events
The training of the Italian National Fire Brigade (CNVVF) staff has accompanied the evolution of operational needs also in the...
Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites: the Conference Proceedings
Cover of the proceedings of the conference "Manutenzione e monitoraggio delle aree archeologiche"(Monitoring and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites) held in...
Nantes Gothic Cathedral Fire
Image showing the inside the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul after the 18th July 2020 fire- Image: Department...
Notre Dame Fire: what we know about
Fig. 1 - Simplified scheme of the Cathedral. Proportions and shapes are approximated. The 15 April 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral...
Earthquakes and Cultural Heritage: the STOP vademecum to help first responders limiting damages to buildings
Earthquakes pose a big threat to cultural and heritage buildings.Normally, historic buildings are more vulnerable to seismic actions than ordinary...
PROMEDHE EU Project – Protecting cultural heritage across borders
Promedhex 2018 Exercise. Assessment team working in the scenario of simulated earthquake damages inside a church. Promedhe has been a...
ICOMOS 2003 Charter on Restoration and Safety of Cultural Heritage. Fire Safety approach aspects to Historical Buildings and Emergency Management?
ICOMOS (the International Council on Monuments and Sites), is a global non-governmental organization associated with UNESCO dedicated to the conservation...
Safety of historical wood structures. A Workshop in Rome
The Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami (Rome). The wooden roof collapsed roof on August 30th, 2018. Causes are still...
How Climate Change will affect Museums: a book about Indoor Risks
Managing Indoor Climate Risks in Museums - Bart Ankersmit • Marc H.L. Stappers - Springer Climate change, presumably, will affect...
STORM Academy 2019: a Course on Cultural Heritage Protection and Climate Change
In three weeks, between January and February 2019, the EU financed STORM (Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Technical and Organisational Resources...
The European Forum for Distaster Risk Reduction addresses Cultural Heritage: Resilience and Risk Reduction
The European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction (EFDRR) forms the regional platform structure of Europe of the UNISDR, the U.N. ...