After a wildfire, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Teams must rapidly assess the threat from post-fire erosion and runoff due to the removal ... fire-induced changes in vegetative cover and soil ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following ... means by which certain plants regenerate after a fire. Cones of certain pines and cypresses ...

indicate that four years after the fire, vegetation and soil combustion, combined with post-fire erosion, have caused a severe loss of soil organic carbon (SOC)—a key element for soil fertility.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s controversial decision to forgo soil testing in communities burned in the Eaton and ...

Echoing an earlier request from the state, local lawmakers have renewed a call for FEMA to reconsider its policy not to test ...

analyzed soil samples from the affected area four years after the fire and found significant losses in soil organic carbon (SOC), weakened soil structure and increased vulnerability to erosion. Their ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves ... Still, fears abound that pollutants could linger on the land long after federal authorities clear about 4.25 ...

Fragile highland ecosystems showed low resilience to fire, which renders them more vulnerable to long-term degradation.

Prospect Park and Marine Park are putting down biodegradable mesh and planting native species to recover from brush fires.

But those instructions stress, in bold type, that “after a fire, toxins like arsenic, lead, mercury, and chlorine seep into the top soil.” The goals of testing are “to leave a property safe ...