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Wildfire Smoke Air Monitoring Response Technology (WSMART) Pilot
Citation:
Hagler, G., A. Holder, AND L. Phelps. Wildfire Smoke Air Monitoring Response Technology (WSMART) Pilot. Western Regional Air Partnership meeting, RTP, NC, June 12, 2023.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation was requested by the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) Program Manager with Western States Air Resource Council (WESTAR) to be an agenda item for their standing June 12th meeting. This presentation provides an overview of the ongoing Wildfire Smoke Air Monitoring Response Technology (WSMART) pilot and is designed to provide highlights of interest to state air agencies. The WSMART technology is available on request to support state, local, and tribal air agencies with wildfire smoke response.
Description:
The WSMART project was initiated in 2021 to enhance the federal government response to the wildfire crisis. This project accelerates moving research technology to use in an emergency response mode to address observational data gaps for wildfire smoke. Three types of monitors are provided on request to eligible organizations - a compact PM2.5 sensor, a multipollutant air quality sensor system, and a vehicle add-on mobile monitoring system (VAMMS). The presentation will provide an overview of the WSMART project, provide technical details about the air monitoring technologies available on loan, and share example use cases from 2022 wildfire response loans.
