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After Fire Flooding and Recovery Resources for NM Communities After Wildfire New Mexico Guide for Communities: https://www.afterwildfirenm.org/ and also attached below as a PDF document under Related Information. This guide is an interagency response to fire affected communities’ requests for a one-stop-shop for information to help them respond to wildfires.

New Mexico—Southwest Region Preparing for Rain After Wildfires

BAER INFORMATION: FOR YOUR SAFETY – POTENTIAL FLOOD HAZARDS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY FROM POTENTIAL FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS: §  Communities need to monitor local weather reports and public safety bulletins, local road closures, emergency notifications, weather alerts, follow local county and city advisories, and act accordingly.

BAER BROCHURE:Your Guide to Flood Preparation Preparing for Flood Waters after Wildfires The emergency doesn’t end when the smoke clears!

Southwest Region – New Mexico Post-Fire Resources for Private Property Owners POST-FIRE WATERSHED CONDITIONS—KEY MESSAGES While many wildfires cause minimal damage to the land and pose few threats to the land or people downstream, some fires cause damage that requires special efforts to prevent problems afterwards. Summer monsoon thunderstorms and winter rain events in the southwest mountains can result in high water runoff and flooding.

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations

USGS Post-Fire Debris-Flow Hazard Assessment Map Completed for Nogal Canyon Fire  The Nogal Canyon Post-Fire Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team coordinated with the US Geological Survey (USGS) during its evaluation of the burned area to assess potential post-fire hazards, including debris flows.

KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT 

FOREST SERVICE BAER PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) THREE PHASES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY There are three phases of recovery following wildfires on federal lands: -       Fire Suppression Repair -       Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) -       Long-Term Recovery and Restoration