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Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon BAER

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Unit Information

New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
87508 
New Mexico 
Santa Fe, 
87508 

Incident Contacts

  • BAER Information
    Phone:
    970-200-6195
    Hours:
    8am-8pm
  • BAER Information
    Phone:
    707-853-4243
  • Santa Fe National Forest Public Affairs
    Email:
    SM.FS.sfnfpao@usda.gov
    Phone:
    505-438-5320

BAER BROCHURE: Your Guide To Flood Preparation

Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon BAER
Publication Type: News 06/15/2022

BAER BROCHURE: Your Guide To Flood Preparation




BAER BROCHURE:

Your Guide to Flood Preparation

Preparing for Flood Waters after Wildfires

The emergency doesn’t end when the smoke clears!

Wildfires can significantly change the landscape, presenting risk of debris-flows and flooding.  Change in vegetation, combined with steep slopes and intense rainfall, increase the risk of flash flooding in the burned area. Lands downstream of the burned area are also subject to increased flooding.

Until the burned area begins to recover, little will stop the waters from coming down the canyons. While multi-agency efforts are being taken to reduce the risks to life and property downstream of the fire, residents in the area should develop individual plans to protect themselves and their property.

Now is the time to prepare for post-fire flooding!

NOTE: See this brochure-pamphlet attached as a foldable PDF document below at related information.