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Pipeline Fire BAER

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1824 S. Thompson St. 
Flagstaff, 
86001 
1824 S. Thompson St. 
Flagstaff, 
86001 

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  • Dick Fleishman
    Phone:
    928 853-4489
    Hours:
    M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pipeline Fire BAER Team Releases Executive Summary of BAER Report

Pipeline Fire BAER
Publication Type: Announcement 07/23/2022
A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team, led by Eric Schroder, completed their assessment and have recommended emergency stabilizations treatments to mitigate post-fire effects from the Pipeline Fire to National Forest System lands.  BAER team assessments are rapid evaluations of post-fire conditions of the burned landscape to determine the level of risk from potential flooding and debris flow to values on National Forest System lands such as human life, safety, property, and critical natural and cultural resources. If unacceptable risks are found the team recommends appropriate and effective emergency stabilization measures to reduce the risks to National Forest lands and values. BAER emergency stabilization efforts are focused on the protection of human life, safety and property, as well as critical cultural and natural resource values on National Forest System lands.   The team has identified the potential for post-fire flooding and debris flows in the same basins that had these events from the 2010 Schultz Fire, as well as the potential for flooding and debris flows in the Schultz Creek basin. The bulk of the proposed emergency stabilizations are related to protecting life and human safety on National Forest System lands and include a continued area closure for flood-prone areas of the Pipeline Fire at least through monsoon season (Pipeline Fire Area Closure).  Additional proposed emergency stabilization measures include hazard signage on roads and trails, measures to protect major road and trail infrastructure within the fire area, a closure at the Bonito Amphitheater and O’Leary Trailhead, efforts to minimize the spread of invasive weeds and stabilzation of cultural resource sites. The report can be found below this announcement.="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">