InciWebSingle Publication
Could not determine your location.
Wildfire
Prescribed Fire
Burned Area
Response
Other
Forest Service Receives Post-Fire BAER Emergency Treatment Funding
Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon BAER
Publication Type: News 07/06/2022
FOREST SERVICE RECEIVES FUNDING FOR POST-FIRE BAER EMERGENCY TREATMENTS & ACTIONS
The Forest Service (USFS) recently completed post-fire Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessments for emergency stabilization measures and actions on National Forest System (NFS) lands burned by the Cerro Pelado Fire and Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fires.
BAER emergency treatments and activities are designed to decrease possible post-fire impacts like flash flooding and debris-flows and protect BAER critical values such as life and safety, property, critical natural resources and cultural resources.
Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon (HPCC) Fires:
As of July 6, Phase 1 and Phase 2 BAER treatments total $2.5 million for the Santa Fe NF. This total includes funding for road stabilization and storm proofing work, road storm inspection and response, guardrail repair, burned area signage, aerial seeding, heritage site protection, and channel debris removal.
As of July 6, BAER treatments total $322,600 for the Carson NF. This total includes funding for road stabilization and storm proofing work, road storm inspection and response, and burned area signage.
The Phase 3 BAER assessment for the HPCC Firs is ongoing as of July 6, and the Santa Fe NF and BAER team have not yet finalized its assessment and funding request for recommended BAER treatments.
Cerro Pelado Fire:
As of July 6, BAER treatment funding includes $213,000 for road infrastructure protection, burned area signage, rapid response to detect noxious weeds, and ancestral pueblo-cultural resources protection.