BAER teams are staffed by specially trained professionals: hydrologists, soil scientists, engineers, biologists, vegetation specialists, archeologists, and others who rapidly evaluate the burned …

5 days ago · The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Assessment Team members work for the BAER Assessment Team Leader and usually have no direct supervisory …

The BAER team presents these findings in an assessment report that identifies immediate and emergency actions needed to address post-fire risks to human life and safety, property, …

The BARC provides a preliminary estimate of burn severity used by SBS teams to assess post-fire conditions, develop a BAER product and create a BAER emergency response plan with …

Apr 9, 2025 · Burned Area Rehabilitation (BAR) supports the healing process and provides a “bridge” to long-term recovery. Allocation of BAR funds involves a rigorous and competitive …

The BAER team includes experts such as botanists, hydrologists, soil scientists, geologists, wildlife biologists, and cultural resource specialists. The BAER team begins as soon as …

BAER teams, assisted by burn severity datasets, identify areas where clean water supplies might be threatened and prescribe treatments to ensure that large volumes of soil and debris do not …

Sep 9, 2023 · The BAER program brings in a team of specialists like those on the 2023 Sourdough Fire BAER team to assess the need for effective post-fire stabilization measures to …

Apr 3, 2023 · This includes a rapid assessment of burned areas by a BAER team to identify imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural …

Information collected by the Forest Service BAER teams is shared with other Federal, State and local emergency response agencies so they can provide assistance to communities and …