Introducing the ES-808 SCAMP (System Contamination and Meteorological Platform) from Met One Instruments Powered by Acoem – a game changer in environmental air quality monitoring. The ES-808 SCAMP was designed specifically to support critical Prescribed Burning and Fuels Mitigation projects and protect the health and safety of the crews who work these projects as well as the communities who may be affected. Within its compact and efficient instrumentation package, the ES-808 SCAMP provides crucial data points such as particulate levels at PM10 and PM2.5, as well as meteorological and personnel safety measurements for:
• Wind Speed and Direction • Ambient Temperature • Relative Humidity • Barometric Pressure • CO (Carbon Monoxide) monitoring, critical to personnel safety!
The engineers at Met One Instruments Powered by Acoem worked directly with experts in the Wildland Firefighting community to design a useful, portable, feature-rich instrument that is quick to setup and will begin reporting data within a few minutes of deployment. The new platform that emerged from this collaboration is known as the ES-808 SCAMP. Its primary design application is in support of Prescribed Burning. For example, modeling and measuring weather patterns in designated areas prior to prescribed burn is fundamental in creating effective burn plans. Executing a good burn plan is critical for fuels reduction and mitigation which in turn, is a primary contributor in preventing the catastrophic wildfires which have become an annual crisis across the globe. With cellular connectivity and GPS location tracking, the ES-808 SCAMP can report data remotely and pinpoint precisely where each unit is deployed. Because of its small profile and weight, the ES-808 SCAMP is an excellent candidate for new automated and remote deployment methods and tools such as drone deployment. The ES-808 SCAMP has additional applications beyond Prescribed Burns, such as monitoring active wildfires, protecting crew safety at fire camps, quick deployment post-natural disaster, and making crucial air quality decisions for schools and other public spaces.
