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Native Vegetation Response to the Washburn Fire By David Campbell, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Botanist

BAER Wildlife Biologist Discovers Mountain Lion Paw Print in Washburn Fire Burned Area By Mike Donald, Yosemite National Park Wildlife Biologist

WASHBURN POST-FIRE BAER SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAP RELEASED   

Post-Fire Effects Understanding Soil Burn Severity BAER Burned Area Emergency Response Information Brief

Post-Fire Effects Understanding Fire Severity vs Fire Intensity BAER Burned Area Emergency Response Information Brief

BAER Scientists Evaluate the Washburn Fire for Flooding Risks While many wildfires cause little damage to the land and pose few threats to natural resources and people downstream, some fires create situations that require special efforts to prevent additional damage after wildfires. 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.

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERYThere 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

KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT 

US Department of the Interior Burned Area Rehabilitation Program Overview The Burned Area Rehabilitation Program supports efforts to repair or improve burned landscapes unlikely to recover without human assistance.

INTERAGENCY BAER TEAM BEGINS POST-FIRE ASSESSMENT OF WASHBURN FIRE