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MOSQUITO POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT RELEASED

MOSQUITO POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW PRESENTATION RELEASED

BAER Specialists Assess Mosquito Burned Area After a large wildfire, special actions are often necessary to provide for public safety and protect critical cultural and natural resources. Some fires create situations that require special efforts to prevent additional damage after the fire is contained. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water runoff may increase and cause flooding, sediments may move downstream and damage houses or fill reservoirs and put endangered species and community water supplies at-risk.

MOSQUITO POST-FIRE SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAP RELEASED LINK TO MAP: Mosquito Post-Fire BAER Maps - InciWeb the Incident Information System (nwcg.gov)

Post-Fire Effects Understanding Soil Burn Severity 

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY   There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: -       Fire Suppression Repair -       Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) -       Long-Term Recovery and Restoration

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations

KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT

FOREST SERVICE BAER PROGRAM OVERVIEW

FOREST SERVICE BAER TEAM BEGINS POST-FIRE ASSESSMENT OF MOSQUITO FIRE