Private businesses listed below are representative experts, service providers and suppliers for libraries, archives and museums in the event of an emergency. A listing here is not to be considered an endorsement of specific products or services by the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists or its Board of Directors.
Be sure to get to know your local First Responders (Fire Department, Police, Emergency Managers) and local emergency services and suppliers (rental companies, hardware stores, wet carpet and floor response) that may not be listed below. These firms can sometimes respond more quickly to an emergency than specialized companies. Check your local yellow pages. However, be careful using anyone but specialists in treating or working around collections.
“Experts,” “Services.” and “Suppliers” are categories corresponding to the national Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance Database. Colorado or Wyoming may not have many specialized recovery services and supplies so be sure to check the national database if you do not find what you need.
If you discover that any contact information needs to be updated or you know of a resource that should be added please contact srmapreservation@srmarchivists.org.
COLLECTION EXPERTS
Advice
WESTPAS
888.905.7737
Provides free disaster advice to libraries, archives, historical societies and cultural institutions. Call for assistance as soon as possible. The emergency toll-free number 888.905.7737 will connect you with a disaster response specialist. Phone consultation is provided at no charge. If phone consultation is not sufficient, on-site assistance may be arranged with a local consultant. Non-emergency inquiries about disaster assistance and other preservation services may be sent to info@westpas.org. Made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Carl Stewart
Assessment and Emergency Planning—GP3
CU Boulder University Libraries–Preservation Department
Boulder, CO 80309-0184
303.492.2249
303.579.0559 (cell)
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/preservation/
Karen Jones
Jefferson County Public Library
10200 W. 20th Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303.275.2214
Myra Jo Moon Collection: a preservation information including disaster recovery. Search “Myra Jo Moon” at http://jefferson.lib.co.us. “Aquaboy” moisture meter and recording hygrothermograph available for loan.
Diane Lunde
Metadata and Preservation Coordinator
Colorado State University
Morgan Library
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
970.491.1825
http://lib.colostate.edu/mps/preserve/
Randy Silverman
Preservation Librarian
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0860
801.585.6782
Colorado State Archives
Terry Ketelsen, State Archivist
1313 Sherman
Denver, CO 80203
303.866.2072
FULL-SERVICE PROVIDERS
In a large, serious emergency, there are advantages to using a single vendor. Know that they will need direction on the treatments to provide for different materials and that they may want to subcontract work. It is advisable to establish a connection with one or more of these vendors and the smaller vendors before you have an emergency and to have formal agreements in place for response.
The following vendors are large vendors with experience dealing with library and archives disasters, many are national or international in scope. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list but includes most major vendors who should be considered for a large or small disaster involving collections. Listed in alphabetical order:
Belfor
5085 Kalamath Street
Denver, CO 80221
303.425.9700 (24 hour number)
1.800.466.4228
Recommended to call Denver office first. Satellites in Glenwood Springs: 970.945.7105 and Colorado Springs: 719.598.1222. Conservation specialists are located in Ft. Worth office: 817.535.6793.
BMS-CAT
303 Arthur Street
Ft. Worth, TX 76107
24 Hour Response Center 800.433.2940
Document Reprocessors
Available to assist 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To contact immediately, call our 24 Hour Disaster Line at 1.800.4DRYING (1.800.437.9464).
San Francisco Office:
1384 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
650.401.7711
650.401.8711 (fax)
Uses “Thermaline Vacuum Freeze Drying” for books and paper that is not recommended by some experts.
Munters
MCS San Francisco Office
970 Howe Rd.
Martinez, CA 94520
1.800.MUNTERS (1.800.686.8377)
Martinez, (SF) CA is the office that would serve Colorado and Wyoming. No local office.
Restoration Logistics (Formerly Disaster Restoration, Inc. (DRI))
4275 Forest Street
Denver, CO 80216
303.657.1400
1.800.475.3473
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Federal:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Region VIII (CO, WY, MT, ND, SD, UT) office: Denver Federal Center
Building 710, Box 25267
Denver, CO 80255-02674404
303.235.4800
1.800.230.6276
If Governor has declared emergency: 303.235.4900
FEMA’s Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program
[Vacant as of 9/2008]
303.235.4714
History Colorado
303.447.8679
CONSERVATORS
AIC-CERT staffs a 24-hour assistance number for Emergency Conservation 202.661.8068. They have created teams to respond regionally to collections conservation emergencies.
For additional conservators, AIC provides a website to search by region and by specialty http://www.conservation-us.org/. See “Selecting a Conservator.”
The following are conservators in Colorado and Wyoming listed by specialty.
Disaster Recovery Conservators (from AIC site):
SERVICES
See also Full Service Vendors for collections specific emergencies. A water emergency anywhere can become a collections emergency if not treated quickly. Get to know local restoration companies including such national franchises as Service Master and ServePro, but be cautious if engaging these companies in collections restoration.
Book and Document Drying
Colorado State University Metadata and Preservation Services
Fort Collins, CO
Co Cat
5150 Havana Street, Unit F
Denver, CO 80239
303.333.0392 (24 hour number)
970.532.4848 (Berthoud)
Insurance Contractors & Associates (ICA)
2090 W Bates Av
Englewood, CO 80110-1213
303.806.9090
Professional Restoration
2494 West 2nd Avenue
Denver, CO 80223
303.922.4001
Fabric Restoration Services
FrsTeam Affilliate
4001 Holly #10
Denver, CO 80216-4526
303.333.9662
Not generally for collections but other fabric, upholstry and clothing. Will contract with conservation organization.
Freezers
Americold
4475 E 50 Av
Denver, CO 80216-3104
303.320.0333
Blast freezing. Only location of this national, refrigerated warehouse network in Colorado or Wyoming. Additional in UT and KS.
Colorado Cold Storage
1600 W Colfax
Denver CO 80204-2418
303.573.0555
Atlas Cold Storage
5120 Race Court
Denver, CO 80216-2135
303.297.0123
Andrews Food Service
717 E. Industrial Blvd
Pueblo West, CO 81007
1.800.289.8810
719.543.3846
Southern Colorado Cold Storage
1745 N. Erie
Pueblo, CO 81001
719.545.0155
Freezer Trucks
Big Horn Dispatch
184 E. Main
Lovell, WY 82431
800.237.5623
307.548.2856
Environmental Testing (asbestos, environment, mold)
TestAmerica Service Center
Local TestAmerica affiliate:
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc. Microlab
(EMLab P&K)
1746 Cole Blvd
Bldg. 21 Suite 225
Lakewood, CO 80401
866.465.6653
Envirotech, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
9940 E. Costilla Avenue
Centennial, CO 80112
303.933.4644
Binderies
Denver Bookbinding Co., Inc.
2715 17th St.
Denver, CO 80211
303.455.5521
800.727.4752
Rahm Bookbinding
2750 Bermuda Cir
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
719.473.5277
ADVANCE PLANNING
Data backup/storage
Iron Mountain
303.308.1000
800.935.6966
Fire Protection
Colorado Division of Fire Safety
690 Kipling Street, Suite 2000
Lakewood, CO 80215
SUPPLIES
Be sure to know what your local hardware stores, lumber yards and custodial supplies stores stock and how you could purchase these quickly in an emergency. Know what your agency keeps on stock for custodians and facilities maintenance.
Below are commonly needed specialty supplies that might not be available from hardware stores.
Water Extraction and Dehumidification Supplies
Adco Pro Cleaning Supply
5285 Fox Street
Denver, CO 80216
303.373.4779
800.447.0677
Supplier for disaster restoration and carpet cleaning vendors. Air movers, dehumidifiers, monitoring equipment, and chemicals. Sells and rents.
Wagner Meters
Wagner Meters is a manufacturer and supplier of moisture meters that are used in disaster relief efforts and post-disaster cleanup efforts to determine habitability and locate water damage in buildings affected by flood waters.
First Choice Drying Equipment
906 L Street
Penrose, CO 81240
719.372.0990 (24 hour number)
Restoration company supplier. Airmovers, dehumidifiers, Hepa Systems. Equipment only.
Paper supplies
XPEDX
3900 Lima St.
Denver, CO 80239
303.371.7510
Colorado Springs (warehouse)
1735 Jet Stream Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
719.598.5820
Meininger Art Supply
499 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303.698.3838
800.950.ARTS
National Organizations and Web Resources:
Heritage Preservation
1012 14th St. NW
Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
202.233.0800
Disaster Response Wheel and Field Guide for Emergency Services. Additional information resources. Coordinates communication after large emergencies.
American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
1717 K Street NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20006
202.452.9545
Conservation resources and AIC-CERT Emergency Response
The Regional Alliance for Preservation
Information and resources on preservation and conservation for cultural institutions
Midwest Member:
The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
1326 South 32nd St
Omaha, Nebraska 68105-2044
402.595.1180
Amigos Library Services
14400 Midway Road
Dallas, TX 75244-3509
Library Disaster numbers:
972.340.2844
469.223.4900
General Numbers:
972.851.8000
800.843.8482
Focused on southwest US (but not Colorado or Wyoming). Provides occasional BCR workshops on libraries preservation and emergency planning topics.
Northeast Document Conservation Center
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810-1494
978.470.1010 (24 hours)
Focuses on northeast U.S. and libraries and archives. Disaster Assistance, preservation leaflets, education and comprehensive list of web and supplier resources.