In an effort to help develop better statewide understanding of FEMA's HAZUS-MH program, the EPC is sponsoring the startup of a Minnesota HAZUS User Group. If you have interest in learning how you can use HAZUS-MH to help your community or place of business effectively plan for, and potentially respond to, several types of major disasters, please contact Kitty Hurley, GIS Specialist at Katherine.Hurley@brooklynpark.org, (763) 493-8196, or Joella Givens at joella.givens@state.mn.us (as long as the state is in business), (651) 234-7365. For more information, see also Kitty's HAZUS presentation from the June 9th, 2011, EPC quarterly meeting.