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Burn Severity Mapped for Tres Lagunas Fire (Tres Lagunas Post-Fire Response Burned Area Emergency Response)

TRES LAGUNAS POST-FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE - JUNE 19, 2013 PECOS, NM (June 19, 2013) A Public Meeting will be held at the Pecos High School auditorium on Monday, June 24th at 6:00 pm. The U.S. Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) assessment team will share their assessment data and findings for the Tres Lagunas fire area and potential for post-fire runoff, flooding and debris flows. The BAER assessment team hosted a field trip into the burn area this week for cooperators involved in the post-fire emergency response efforts for the Tres Lagunas fire. Approximately 50 representatives from private, local, state and federal jurisdictions attended, and a strong working relationship among these cooperators has been established on behalf of Pecos-area landowners and residents who stand to be affected by flooding and runoff concerns. A burn severity map has been provided to the cooperators and the public, and can be downloaded from the InciWeb site...