Exhibit 23.1






                         Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Sierra Monitor Corporation:




We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of Sierra Monitor  Corporation  filed on or about April 2, 2002, of our
report dated February 15, 2002, relating to the balance sheets of Sierra Monitor
Corporation  as of December  31, 2001 and 2000,  and the related  statements  of
operations,  shareholders'  equity  and cash  flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended December 31, 2001, which report appears in the December
31, 2001, annual report on Form 10-KSB of Sierra Monitor Corporation.

                                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP




Mountain View, California
April 1, 2002