With a spate of hurricanes raging across Florida in 2004, the publication of Disaster Planning for Florida's Historic Resources proved timely. On February 3, 2005, the manual's developers were honored by the Florida Heritage Foundation and Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation. At their ceremony, they presented organizational achievement awards to 1000 Friends of Florida, the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources, and the Department of Community Affairs' Division of Emergency Management.

In May of 2005, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation honored the collaborative effort that produced the manual. At its annual meeting held in Coral Gables, the organization presented an award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Preservation Education/Media" to 1000 Friends of Florida, the Division of Historic Resources, Florida Department of State, and the Division of Emergency Management, Florida Department of Community Affairs. Accepting the award on behalf of 1000 Friends were Board Member Ralph Johnson and Community Planner Dan Pennington.

The full-color manual and companion on-line education module are the outgrowth of a four-year collaboration between 1000 Friends and the two state agencies. Designed for use by community planners, they present methods for integrating historic preservation into Florida's disaster preparedness process.

1000 Friends' Community Planner Alex Magee is heading a pilot project to implement the strategies outlined in the manual at the local level. Other partners in the new initiative are the Florida Divisions of Historical Resources and Emergency Management, the City of Apalachicola, and Nassau, Palm Beach, and Sarasota Counties.