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EATON POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT REPORT SUMMARY RELEASED

EATON POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL REPORT RELEASEDThe Forest Service—Angeles National Forest completed a Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) post-fire assessment and technical watershed response report for the Eaton burned area and affected watersheds to determine their response, soil conditions, potential threats. The report summarizes the post-fire watershed assessment and expected response.

BAER INCIWEB ARTICLE: Eaton and Hurst Post-Fire BAER Assessments Presentation Summary to Angeles National Forest Managers ReleasedAttached below under Related Information is a summary (PDF document) of the Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team's presentation to Angeles National Forest managers regarding its post-fire assessments of the Eaton and Hurst burned areas.

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Preparing for Rain after California Wildfires  POST-FIRE WATERSHED CONDITIONS—KEY MESSAGESWhile many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires cause damage that requires special efforts to prevent problems afterwards.Summer monsoon thunderstorms and winter rain events in California mountain areas can result in high water runoff and flooding.

NASA –EARTH OBSERVATORY: Eaton Fire Leaves California Landscape Charredhttps://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153821/eaton-fire-leaves-california-landscape-charredJanuary 11, 2025

EATON POST-FIRE BAER & INTERAGENCY PARTNERS WORK TOGETHER (VIDEO)Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team specialists Eric Schroder, Todd Ellsworth, Nathan Clark, USGS Francis Rengers, with production assistance from the Los Angeles County Fire Department PIO video team provide an overview of BAER, the BAER team’s Eaton Post-Fire burned area response, and how important it is for the BAER team to coordinate, work, and share information and data with our Interagency Cooperators and Partners.YOU-TUBE VIDEO:

BAER UPDATE: Hurst Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedJanuary 23, 2025

Eaton Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedJanuary 22, 2025

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Understanding Soil Burn SeverityWe tend to think of wildfire burn severity in terms of the visual impacts to above-ground vegetation, but the post-fire landscape response (erosion, flooding, and mass movement) is generally more strongly correlated to soil burn severity. When characterizing soil burn severity, looking at the vegetation is a good starting place to understand the conditions on the ground. 

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Fire Severity and Fire Intensity Effects