Environmental Monitors

DustTrak Environmental Monitors bring speed, clarity, and consistency to incident air monitoring for emergency response and law enforcement. In minutes, responders can position instruments upwind and downwind, confirm plume direction, and establish data-driven thresholds to inform operational decisions.

Why DustTrak for Public Safety Deployments

• Real-Time Data: View particulate trends by fraction (including PM2.5) for immediate situational awareness.
• Remote Oversight: Stream dashboards to incident command, enabling centralized direction for multiple field teams.
• Flexible Power: Choose integrated battery or solar configurations to support remote firelines and disaster zones.
• Rugged Design Options: Pair with environmental enclosures to help the system perform in smoke, dust, and variable weather.
• Simple Logistics: Lightweight and compact, DustTrak monitors are easy to stage in vehicles and deploy at scene.

Operational Applications

• Wildfire and Smoke Monitoring: Track changing PM levels as winds shift, informing crew rotations and public messaging.
• Hazmat/Industrial Events: Compare upwind versus downwind readings to help guide evacuations and exclusion zones.
• Disaster Debris Management: Quantify dust during demolition, debris removal, and heavy equipment operation.
• Temporary Shelters and Staging Areas: Monitor indoor or semi-enclosed areas for smoke ingress to guide ventilation steps.
• Training Exercises: Capture realistic datasets during drills to validate plans and communications.

Data That Supports Command and Documentation

• Live Alerts: Configure thresholds that trigger prompts for tactical adjustments.
• Mapping and Aggregation: Combine data from multiple monitors to view the full incident picture.
• Reporting: Export time-stamped records to support after-action reviews and interagency collaboration.

Deployment Best Practices

• Place an upwind reference unit to contextualize downwind readings.
• Use elevation and line-of-sight to improve plume capture for perimeter units.
• Calibrate workflows with local AQ data for situational context.
• Stage spare batteries or a solar kit for extended incidents.

DustTrak helps response professionals capture actionable particulate data without slowing operations. When the mission demands clarity, DustTrak brings the real-time visibility incident command depends on to move from uncertainty to informed action.