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Eaton-Hurst Post-Fire BAER

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701 N. Santa Anita Ave. 
Arcadia, 
91006 
701 N. Santa Anita Ave. 
Arcadia, 
91006 

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  • Cathleen Thompson
    Email:
    cathleen.thompson@usda.gov

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BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Understanding Soil Burn SeverityWe tend to think of wildfire burn severity in terms of the visual impacts to above-ground vegetation, but the post-fire landscape response (erosion, flooding, and mass movement) is generally more strongly correlated to soil burn severity. When characterizing soil burn severity, looking at the vegetation is a good starting place to understand the conditions on the ground. 
BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Fire Severity and Fire Intensity Effects
What is a WERT? 01-19-2025
Updated On: - 01/19/2025 / 15:41
What's a WERT?California Watershed Emergency Response Teams (WERTs) help communities prepare after wildfire by rapidly documenting and communicating post-fire risks to life and property posed by debris flow, flood, and rock fall hazards. The WERT response is led by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and co-led by the California Geological Survey (Department of Conservation).
Forest Service BAER Team Begins Post-Fire Assessment of Eaton and Hurst FiresA Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has been established by the Angeles National Forest (NF) to begin a post-fire burned area assessment of the Eaton and Hurst fires that recently burned on National Forest, state, and private lands. The BAER team leader is Forest Service Soil Scientist Eric Schroeder. Forest Service BAER team assessments typically take approximately two weeks to complete.
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: Key Elements of A BAER Assessment
BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Forest Service BAER Program Overview
BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: 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