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Forest Service BAER and California WERT Specialists Assess Soil Burn Severity in Park Burn AreaOn Sunday August 25, 2024, the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team and the California Watershed Emergency Response Team (WERT) came together for a collaborative field trip. The primary focus of their burn area visit within the Park Fire was to share expertise and enhance and understanding between both teams on key issues like land movement and soil burn severity.

Forest Service BAER Engineers Assess Fire-Damaged Historic Black Rock Bridge within the Park Fire Burn Area

Park Post-Fire BAER Soil Burn Severity Map ReleasedAugust 26, 2024

Forest Service BAER Team Begins Post-Fire Assessment of Park Fire A Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has been established by the Lassen National Forest to begin a post-fire burned area assessment of the Park Fire that recently burned on National Forest, state, and private lands. The BAER team leaders are Kendal Young, Brenna Montagne, and Anna Plumb. Forest Service BAER team assessments typically take approximately two weeks to complete. 

Post-Fire BAER Assessment Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Information BriefPreparing for Rain After California Wildfires POST-FIRE WATERSHED CONDITIONS—KEY MESSAGES 

Post-Fire BAER Assessment Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Information BriefUnderstanding Soil Burn Severity

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Fire Severity and Fire Intensity Effects 

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: Forest Service BAER Program Overview

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Key Elements of A BAER Assessment