This is the Newsgroup for the Suburban Mutual Assistance Response Team, which is an association of Emergency Management Agencies and Emergency Service and Disaster Agencies in the State of Illinois. The membership is drawn primarily from communities in Southern Cook and Eastern Will Counties. This Group's Membership is restricted to representatives from SMART member communities only, and is governed by the terms of use furnished on approval. Public information about SMART can be found at www.smartema.org.