When in-situ burning is conducted, the Unified Command may use SMART to obtain real-time data on particulate concentration trends downwind of the burn. SMART relies on mobile and flexible teams to conduct monitoring for in-situ burning operations. When in-situ burning is considered, the teams are notified and arrive on location. Ideally, all the instruments are checked and calibrated together.
![]() |
This photo shows a team calibrating instruments before an ISB monitoring exercise in Mobile, Alabama, September 1998. |
Revised: July 17, 2001
Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration