HERE

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HERE is the Homeland Emergency Response Exchange

There are two official websites:

• http://www.herenetwork.org/
• http://www.exchangenetwork.net/exchanges/cross/here.htm

This wiki page is to keep people current on the latest activities.

Contents 1 Participants 1.1 Current Participants: 1.2 Participants in Development: 2 New Functionality

Participants

Current Participants:

The four states in EPA Region VII:

• Iowa
• Kansas
• Missouri
• Nebraska

Emergency responders in Iowa, including about 150 county Local Emergency Planners, HazMat Teams, and fire departments.

Nebraska is also starting to add local emergency responders.

Participants in Development:

Four of the states in Region V are currently planning to use HERE:

• Illinois: estimate in production in mid-October 2008; facility and drinking water data 
• Michigan: estimate in production in November 2008; facility and Tier II chemical storage data
• Minnesota: estimate in production in mid-October 2008; facility data
• Wisconsin: estimate in production in October 2008

Several other states are discussing the proposal, including the Gulf states and North Carolina.

New Functionality

• The four states in Region VII have received a Network 08 grant to develop two new plug-ins for Tanks and Agricultural Chemicals, as well as add to each state's flows in HERE.
• Region V states are in the planning stages to see if other enhancements will be added.