These resources cover a variety instructions for dealing with fire-damaged materials.
After a Fire Brochure [PDF file – 401.29 KB]
Download AICCM’s After a Fire Brochure to find out what you can do to salvage fire-damaged possessions.
All AICCM information sheets are available for download – so go ahead and print, copy and circulate!
Australian resources
• Bushfires…Protect Your Precious Possessions [PDF file – 2.2 MB] Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, University of Melbourne
• First Aid for Fire Damaged Audio Visual Material National Film and Sound Archive
• Conservation advice: Fire damaged memorabilia: advice for bushfire victims Australian War Memorial
International resources
• Fire damage Chicora Foundation USA
• Save Family Treasures from Soot Heritage Preservation: The National Institute for Conservation
• Save Your Treasures the Right Way [PDF File – 177 KB] Heritage Preservation: The National Institute for Conservation