Systems and methods for providing environmental monitoring and response measures in connection with remote sites

A method of configuring network connectivity of a base unit for monitoring a site, the method comprising:

• determining whether the base unit can connect to a remote server, the base unit comprising:
• a housing;
• a plurality of environmental sensors disposed within the housing, each of the plurality of environmental sensors configured to detect one or more environmental parameters;
• at least one controller communicatively coupled to one or more of the plurality of environmental sensors;
• at least one communications module coupled to one or more of the controllers and configured to communicate with one or more external devices;
• and
• at least one cavity disposed within the housing and configured to removably retain one or more of the plurality of environmental sensors and including one or more sensor ports configured to communicatively couple the one or more of the plurality of environmental sensors to the at least one controller;
• connecting to the remote server and assuming a first mode of operation responsive to the determination that a connection to the remote server is available;
• determining whether a connection to one or more additional base unit is available responsive to a determination that the base unit cannot connect to the remote server;
• and
• assuming a second mode of operation responsive to the determination that a connection to one or more additional base unit is not available.