Jaroso Post-Fire Response http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3491/ Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) BAER Information: (707) 853-4243 BAER Assessment Update – July 10, 2013 PECOS, NM (July 10, 2013) – The BAER assessment team is finalizing their analysis of the burned area for the Jaroso wildfire that has burned 11,141 acres of the Pecos Wilderness area on the Santa Fe National Forest (www.fs.usda.gov/santafe/). The BAER team is working and coordinating with the Forest, tribal governments, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), state agencies, counties, communities, and other local agencies in support of their rapid BAER assessment efforts. Recent storms have caused streams and arroyos adjacent to and downstream of the burn scar areas to flow with ash and sediment. Caution is recommended when approaching stream crossing. Do not attempt to cross flooded streams or arroyos. Be aware that low lying areas can flood from upstream storms from the fire scars. The Pecos...