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FOREST SERVICE: Borel Post-Fire BAER Assessment Report Summary Released

BAER INFORMATION VIDEO: Borel Post-Fire BAER Team Releases “What Is Baer” Video The Forest Service—Sequoia National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Interagency BAER team is completing its Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) post-fire assessments of the Borel burned area and affected watersheds to determine their response, soil conditions, potential threats, and recommended BAER emergency stabilization measures and actions on National Forest System (NFS) and BLM lands.  

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)Information BriefPREPARING FOR RAIN AFTER CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 

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

BOREL POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT UPDATEAugust 15, 2024Forest Service BAER Team Begins Post-Fire Assessment of Borel Fire

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Key Elements of A BAER Assessment

BAER INFORMATION BRIEF: Forest Service BAER Program Overview

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

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.