U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Michael Dieter holds a root he is observing during a burned area emergency response assessment to prevent future problems Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
World photo/Jacob FordMichael Dieter crouched over a hole on the black forest floor, using a small shovel to pick out roots in the soil. Fire had burned through the area, and he and his team revealed what the blaze left in its wake.
On Wednesday, a Burned Area Emergency Response team that included two soil scientists, a hydrologist, and a post-fire operations and logistics coordinator with the U.S. Forest Service assessed land burned by the Labor Mountain Fire along Old Blewett Pass Highway.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter, national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman, soil scientist Christopher Palardy hike up a hillside while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
World photo/Jacob Ford
U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Christopher Palardy looks up a hillside at an area affected by the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
World photo/Jacob Ford
A burned Pontiac Grand Prix is seen off Old Blewett Pass Highway Wednesday afternoon near Peshastin Creek.
World photo/Jacob Ford
U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Michael Dieter holds a root he is observing during a burned area emergency response assessment to prevent future problems Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter, national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman, soil scientist Christopher Palardy hike up a hillside while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Christopher Palardy looks up a hillside at an area affected by the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service's national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman, soil scientist Christopher Palardy, hydrologist Leah Shipstad, soil scientist Michael Dieter walk down Old Blewett Pass Highway while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Christopher Palardy, left, digs into the soil while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Michael Dieter, center, and national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter pours water to test soil water repellency while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Christopher Palardy rehydrating.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter speaks about soil burn severity while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Christopher Palardy rehydrating.
U.S. Forest Service's national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman speaks about soil burn severity while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
PHOTO GALLERY: Labor Mountain Fire's BAER Assessment
Photos of U.S. Forest Service's burned area emergency response assessment to prevent future problems Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Michael Dieter holds a root he is observing during a burned area emergency response assessment to prevent future problems Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter, national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman, soil scientist Christopher Palardy hike up a hillside while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service soil scientist Christopher Palardy looks up a hillside at an area affected by the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
A burned Pontiac Grand Prix is seen off Old Blewett Pass Highway Wednesday afternoon near Peshastin Creek.
U.S. Forest Service's national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman, soil scientist Christopher Palardy, hydrologist Leah Shipstad, soil scientist Michael Dieter walk down Old Blewett Pass Highway while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Christopher Palardy, left, digs into the soil while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Michael Dieter, center, and national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter pours water to test soil water repellency while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Christopher Palardy rehydrating.
U.S. Forest Service's soil scientist Michael Dieter speaks about soil burn severity while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road. Also seen here is soil scientist Christopher Palardy rehydrating.
U.S. Forest Service's national post-fire operations and logistics coordinator Brendan Waterman speaks about soil burn severity while doing a burned area emergency response assessment or BAER assessment of the Labor Mountain Fire Wednesday afternoon near Old Blewett Pass Highway and Scotty Creek Forest Service 7324 Road.
A road closure sign sits next to Old Blewett Pass Highway Wednesday afternoon due to the dangers caused by the Labor Mountain Fire and fire response traffic.
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