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Forest Service Teams Begin Post-Fire Assessments of Southern California WildfiresThree Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams have been established by the San Bernardino, Cleveland, and Angeles national forests (NFs) to begin post-fire burned area assessments of the Line, Airport, and Bridge fires that recently burned on National Forest System, state, and private lands. Forest Service BAER team assessments typically take approximately two weeks to complete.

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Preparing for Rain After California WildfiresPreparing for Rain After California WildfiresPOST-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.

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) LimitationsWhile many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires result in damage that requires special efforts to reduce impacts afterwards. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water run-off may increase and cause flooding, soil and rock may move downstream and damage property or fill reservoirs putting community water supplies and endangered species at-risk.

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Fire Severity and Fire Intensity Effects 

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Understanding Soil Burn SeverityUnderstanding Soil Burn Severity

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Key Elements of a BAER Assessment

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Forest Service BAER Program Overview