Table of Contents

Thinking About the Unthinkable:
A Disaster Plan For Historic Properties in Minnesota.

Prepared for State Historic Preservation Office by:
Claybaugh Preservation Architecture, Inc.
September 1999

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
       1.1 Purpose
       1.2 Key Players in Disaster Planning
       1.3 Recent Natural Disasters
       1.4 Recent Post Disaster Efforts in Minnesota
       1.5 Project Team
   
   
   
2. Natural Disasters in Minnesota
       2.1 General
       2.2 Wind
       2.3 Flood
       2.4 Fire
       2.5 Snow and Ice
   
3. Historic Properties
       3.1 General
       3.2 Historic Building Identification
       3.3 Historic Building Documentation
       3.4 Historic Building Materials
       3.5 Archaeological Properties
   
4. Disaster Planning for Historic Buildings
       4.1 A Word About Safety
       4.2 Disaster Planning…in Stages
       4.3 Wind Damage Assessment
       4.4 Flood Damage Assessment
       4.5 Fire Damage Assessment
       4.6 Snow & Ice Damage Assessment
   
5. Conclusions
       5.1 General
       5.2 St. Peter Results
       5.3 Disaster Inspection Process
   
6. List of Contacts
   
7. List of Resources
       7.1 Web Sites
       7.2 Videos: SHPO has copies of these videos on file.
       7.3 Publications: SHPO has of these publications on file.
   
8. Attachments
       8.1 Checklists
           Historic Property Documentation
           Historic Property Damage Prevention Checklist
           Historic Property Damage Assessment Checklist
       8.2 Maps
           FEMA Region V Presidential Disaster Declarations
             January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1998
           FEMA Tornado Activity in the United States
           FEMA Wind Zones in the United States
   
9. Images