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...
Publications
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...
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...
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...
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...
CURE: an UNESCO – World Bank Group Position Paper on Cultural Heritage and Reconstruction
CURE (Culture in City Reconstruction and Recovery) is a position paper published in 2018 by UNESCO and the World Bank...
First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis – a double ICCROM publication
Cover of the ICCROM Toolkit "FIRST AID TO CULTURAL HERITAGE IN TIMES OF CRISIS" On October 2018 ICCROM (the intergovernamental...
Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections: an ICCROM-UNESCO handbook
Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections (ICCROM-UNESCO) - Handbook cover. Protecting Cultural Heritage is mainly aimed at avoiding that any kind...
Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources and Archaeology: an USDA publication
USDA - Forest Service - Wildland Fire in Ecosystems Effects of Fire on Cultural Resources and Archaeology. A problem neglected by the...
The ABC Method: a risk management approach to the preservation of cultural heritage
Cover of the ABC Method document. (Credits: ICCROM website) Risks to cultural heritage vary from catastrophic events (such as earthquakes, ...
Fire and Flood in the Built Environment: a COTAC Report
On 20 November 2014 the COTAC’s Annual Conference entitled “Fire and Flood in the Built Environment: Keeping the Threat at...
Historic District Protection Planning: A Case Study
Danny Mac Daniels (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) has presented the following theme during the september 20th , 2012, Venice meeting on...
ICT and Massive Rescue Operations in Historic Districts
Stefano Marsella (Italian Fire Corps) has shown, during the Venice meeting of 20 september 2012 on emergencies in historical centers,...
NFPA Committees and Historical Building Safety
Deborah Freeland (Area Senior Vice President Property Loss Control Arthur J Gallagher & Co.)and Donald Moeller (Principal The Fire Consultants,...
Mass Notification Systems in Historical Buildings
Wayne Moore (Hughes Associates) and Thomas Norton (Norel Services Corp) have shown during the Venice meeting on emergencies in historical...
Training staff to emergencies in historical buildings
Steve Emery, Fire Safety Adviser for English Heritage, has presented in Venice, during the September 20th international meeting, how English...
