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SR Lightning Complex BAER

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Unit Information

1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
95501 
1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
95501 

Incident Contacts

  • BAER Information
    Phone:
    707-853-4243
    Hours:
    8am-8pm

News

SR LIGHTNING COMPLEX POST-FIRE SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAPS RELEASED
Post-Fire Effects Understanding Soil Burn Severity BAER Burned Area Emergency Response Information Brief
BAER Specialists Assess SR Lightning Complex fires for flooding threats   After a large wildfire, special actions are often necessary to provide for public safety and protect critical cultural and natural resources. Some fires create situations that require special efforts to prevent additional damage after the fire is contained. Loss of vegetation exposes soil to erosion; water runoff may increase and cause flooding, sediments may move downstream and damage houses or fill reservoirs and put endangered species and community water supplies at-risk.
FOREST SERVICE BAER TEAM BEGINS POST-FIRE ASSESSMENT OF SIX RIVERS LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRES
THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY   There 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
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations
KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT
FOREST SERVICE BAER PROGRAM OVERVIEW