Beckwourth Complex

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations While many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires result in damage that...

KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT  Forest Service BAER assessment teams are established by Forest Supervisors before wildfires are fully contained. The teams coordinate and work with the USDA...

FOREST SERVICE BAER PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) program is designed to identify and manage potential risks to resources on National Forest System lands and...

THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: -       Fire Suppression Repair -       Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area...

   Virtual Community Meeting: A virtual community meeting was recorded—as opposed to a Facebook Live presentation—because full power was unavailable at the incident command post in Susanville....

California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 will host a virtual community meeting to update the public on the status of the Beckwourth Complex as the team prepares to transfer management of the...

 Current Situation: Movement of the fire is not expected outside its current perimeter. Crews are making good progress finding and extinguishing areas of remaining heat that are within 100-300 feet...

 Current Situation: The fire is not expected to move outside its current perimeter. Crews are finding and extinguishing pockets of lingering heat that are within 100 to 300 feet—depending on...

Current Situation: Monsoon moisture has moved in from the south. Storms may produce lightning and erratic winds. Fire crews on the northeast side are finding and extinguishing areas of residual heat....

Dixie Valley Area - Due to the meeting being interrupted by a power outage, Team 5 wanted to address some of the questions regarding Dixie Valley. The fire is holding along the ridge East of Dixie...