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FEMA offering free demonstrations on how to preserve storm-damaged items

By Ariel Pokett,

20 hours ago

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — If some of your irreplaceable photos, books, and other family heirlooms were damaged in recent storms, there may be a chance to save them.

According to a release, FEMA preservation professionals will be visiting recovery centers to offer advice on how to salvage items damaged in recent storms.

The release states that the specialist will demonstrate cleaning photographs and preserving books, documents, electronic media, and textiles.

Attendees are asked not to bring damaged items to these events to avoid causing more damage. It’s instead recommended to bring photographs of the items that need preserving.

The demonstration schedule will be as follows:

Date	Location	Address	Time
July 24	Greenfield DRC	Nodaway Valley Elementary School 324 NW 2nd St. Greenfield, IA 50849	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 25	Agricultural Recovery Center	Cedar County Fairgrounds, the Matthews Building, 1195 210 St. Tipton, IA 52772	12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
July 27	Estherville DRC	St. Patrick’s Church (Gym) 903 Central Ave. Estherville, IA 51334	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 28 July 29	Spencer DRC	Clay County Regional Events Center- Tower Gate Pavilion 800 W 18th St, Spencer, IA 51301	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 30 July 31	Rock Rapids DRC	Forster Community Center 404 1st Ave. Rock Rapids, IA 51246	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Aug.1 Aug. 2	Rock Valley DRC	City Park Shelter House 1013 13th Ave. Rock Valley, IA	9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m

For anyone unable to attend these events, click here for additional information on how to preserve damaged items.

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