Summaries of BAER Assessments
Released: 10/23/2020
Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams have completed their emergency assessments of the fires impacting USFS lands in Western Oregon. One of the main objectives of their...
Soil Severity vs. Vegetation Mortality
Released: 10/14/2020
When you or I visit any forest after a wildfire, we are clued in to what we see, which can look pretty dramatic from what we’re accustomed to. Oregon has an average of 347 trees per forested acre,...
Maintaining Your Well After Wildfire
Released: 10/13/2020
Do you have a well as the water source on your property? Was your property affected by the recent wildfires? Your well may have sustained some damage that may require a professional inspection to...
Understanding Soil Burn Severity
Released: 10/8/2020
We 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...
Field Assessment of Burned Areas (Video)
Released: 10/7/2020
Soil scientist Wendy Peterman, a member of the Holiday Farm Fire BAER team, outlines the work BAER teams do in the field. Video courtesy of the Incident Management Team managing the Holiday Farm...
Soil Burn Severity Data Released
Released: 10/7/2020
Soil Burn Severity Data Released PORTLAND, OR, October 8, 2020 – Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists from the U.S. Forest Service have finalized the Soil Burn Severity map for the...
Key Elements of the BAER Assessment
Released: 9/29/2020
Forest Service BAER assessment teams are established by Forest Supervisors before wildfires are fully contained. The teams coordinate and work with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service...