About Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation/Response (BAER)

I was writing about the other day about mudslides in the La Canada area of southern California burned by the Station Fire in late summer/early fall 2009. If you go to this inciweb report on the fire (dated Nov. 10, 2009), you will see a summary of the status of the fire, and reporting that the fire was fully contained on Oct. 16, 2009. You will also see that the report mentions three phases of rehabilitation following a fire:

• fire suppression repair
• burned area emergency response (baer)
• long-term recovery

A summary of these stages of rehabilitation may be found here. The Angeles National Forest is in the area burned by the Station Fire, and has a webpage devoted to the Station Fire Burned Area Emergency Response that may be found here.

Of interest is that fact that while the Station Fire was contained in October of 2009, the fire will not be fully controlled until after the winter rainy season ends. Moreover, the potential for damaging mud slides will exist for three to five years. The burned area of the forest is closed to the public except for residents of the area. For more information on these and other points see this FAQ on the Angeles National Forest Station Fire.

More specific information about what the Burned Area Emergency Response is may be found here.

Stay tuned for more on BAER.

November 19, 2015: I am able to revise a couple of links on this page. Unfortunately, I am not able to revise one outdate link and have crossed out that information. I am never quite certain how long links are available, especially after a few years have passed.