The big key message and over the next couple of days is the wind, Rue said. If it holds true like it has been, we ll be looking good.
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) efforts began on the Three Rivers Fire burn scar on Monday. Resource specialists are beginning to assess the area that burned and come up with a detailed plan on how best to rehabilitate the landscape. Wildlife biologists and botanists will check habitat for endangered animals and plants. Soil samples taken by soil scientists will determine how hot the fire burned and to what level the soil has been damaged by the heat. Hydrologists will begin the lengthy process to address flooding that is common after wildfires, read a fire update.