Tennant Post-Fire BAER

BAER Soil Scientist Explains Assessment of Burned Areas Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) soil scientist Eric Nicita participated with the BAER team of scientists and specialists...

BAER Team Leader Explains BAER Process Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team leader Brad Rust led the BAER team of scientists and specialists who assessed the burned areas in the...

BAER Geologists assess Salt, Lava and Tennant wildfire burned areasThe Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Geologists are assessing the burned areas in the Salt, Lava and Tennant...

BAER Soil Scientists assess wildfire burned area   The Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Soil Scientists in this photo are assessing multiple soil properties that changed during...

 PREPARING FOR RAINSTORMS    Often after a large wildfire, special actions are necessary to provide for public safety. Thunderstorms and summer monsoon rain events can result in high runoff,...

BAER Archeologists Assess Tennant Fire Burned Area The Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is assessing numerous cultural resources, including this historic cookhouse which is...

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...

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...