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After Fire Flooding and Recovery Resources Guide 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.

La evaluación de emergencia fase 1 de los peligros por flujo de escombros post-incendio para el área quemada de Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon

PHASE 1 HERMITS PEAK - CALF CANYON POST-FIRE BAER SOIL BURN SEVERITY MAP RELEASED    

BAER SPECIALISTS ASSESS ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE HERMITS PEAK & CALF CANYON BURNED AREAS

INTERAGENCY BAER SPECIALISTS ASSESS HERMITS PEAK & CALF CANYON BURNED AREAS Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) specialists are currently assessing multiple soil properties that changed during the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires. These properties include soil cover, changes in soil aggregate strength, rooting mortality and water repellency. These properties affect soil recovery and water runoff.

FOREST SERVICE BAER TEAM BEGINS POST-FIRE ASSESSMENT OF HERMITS PEAK AND CALF CANYON FIRES

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.

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

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Limitations

KEY ELEMENTS OF A BAER ASSESSMENT