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SILVER CITY, NM, Aug. 19, 2022 — The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team continues to work on the implementation of its proposed post-fire treatments for the Black Fire area. A major concern is the National Forest System Roads. Currently, the Gila National Forest Road crew is performing post-fire storm inspection and response on numerous forest roads located within the fire area.

BLACK POST-FIRE BAER ASSESSMENT SUMMARY RELEASED

NWS Albuquerque NM – Weekly Weather Briefing Dashboard LINK TO DASHBOARD: https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=30c322f65d99425095089415dd739104 National Weather Service (NWS)—Albuquerque, NM Resources

NOAA National Weather Service-Albuquerque Office: Thunderstorm Forecast for NM Burn Scars starting July 10 through July 14 Albuquerque, NM (weather.gov)

SE HA COMPLETADO LA EVALUACIÓN USGS DEL PELIGRO POR ESCOMBROS DESPUÉS DEL INCENDIO BLACK

BLACK POST-FIRE USGS DEBRIS-FLOW HAZARDS ASSESSMENT COMPLETED

BAER TEAM RELEASES UPDATED SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAP FOR BLACK FIRE The Gila National Forest (NF) BAER team has released the final soil burn severity (SBS) map for the Black Fire’s burned area using post-fire satellite imagery from June 6 and June 15, 2022. The team’s updated SBS map analyzes 327,263 acres of the Caballo, Mimbres, and Upper Gila, watersheds. The map and the data display soil burn severity (SBS) categories of unburned/very low, low, moderate and high.

FLOOD SAFETY VIDEO: AFTER THE FLAMES—THE RISK REMAINS https://youtu.be/40FX_wOqSTM

The State of New Mexico US Department of Homeland Security FEMA   June 24, 2022 DR-4652- NM PSA 0014 FEMA News Desk: 940-898-5454 FEMA-R6-NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov PSA

Wildfires Leave Behind a lot of Ash—Ash Happens! Wildfires are a natural part of many ecosystems, but wildfires can impact air quality, they can also affect the quantity and quality of water.