diff --git a/lib/group.lua b/lib/group.lua
index a7ee839..3f2383e 100644
--- a/lib/group.lua
+++ b/lib/group.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 -- Returns the location of the first unit in a given group.
 -- If the group is nil, this function returns nil.
+-- @param grp The group you want coordinates for.
+-- @return Vec3 The group's first unit's coordinates, or nil if the group is nil
 HOGGIT.groupCoords = function(grp)
   if grp ~= nil then
     return grp:getUnits()[1]:getPosition().p
   end
   return nil
 end
+
+-- Starts a smoke beacon at the specified group's location
+-- @param grp The group to smoke. Will be placed on or near the first unit.
+-- @param smokeColor The trigger.smokeColor enum value to use. Defaults to White smoke
+HOGGIT.smokeAtGroup = function(grp, smokeColor)
+  local pos = HOGGIT.groupCoords(grp)
+  if smokeColor == nil then smokeColor = trigger.smokeColor.White end
+  trigger.action.smoke(pos, smokeColor)
+end
diff --git a/lib/utils.lua b/lib/utils.lua
index 0678804..9d0c109 100644
--- a/lib/utils.lua
+++ b/lib/utils.lua
@@ -26,3 +26,14 @@ HOGGIT.getLatLongString = function(pos, decimal)
     if decimal == nil then decimal = false end
     return mist.tostringLL(lat, long, 3, decimal)
 end
+
+-- Returns a textual smoke name based on the provided enum
+-- @param a trigger.smokeColor enum
+-- @return the English word as a string representing the color of the smoke. i.e. trigger.smokeColor.Red returns "Red"
+HOGGIT.getSmokeName = function(smokeColor)
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Green then return "Green" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Red then return "Red" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.White then return "White" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Orange then return "Orange" end
+  if smokeColor == trigger.smokeColor.Blue then return "Blue" end
+end