BAER Assessment Update – July 3, 2013 JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM (July 3, 2013) – On Saturday, June 29, the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team provided its findings to managers from the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) and the Santa Fe National Forest (Forest). Of the approximate total of 23,000 acres burned by the Thompson Ridge Fire and analyzed by the BAER team, 22,927 acres were Valles Caldera National Preserve, 39 acres were national forest land, and 34 acres were private land. The Thompson Ridge Fire burn area covers multiple tributaries in the Upper Jemez River watershed that contributes to the Jemez River drainage area. The BAER team analyzed three major watersheds that were burned by the Thompson Ridge wildfire: East Fork Jemez River, Headwaters of San Antonio Creek, and Sulphur Creek watersheds. Within these three major watersheds, multiple sub-watersheds (smaller watersheds) were affected by the fire. These smaller watersheds were selected by the BAER...