Post-Wildfire Treatments

After a wildfire community leaders will need to ascertain which treatments will best help the community to recover.  Post-fire treatments are designed to mitigate flooding after fire and to restore burned land and protect drinking water supplies. Possible wildfire treatments include:

Coordination and Suppression

• Utah Wildfire Information
• S. Wildfire Information

Recovery and Restoration

• Hillslope treatments
• Erosion barrier applications
• Road and trail treatments
• Reseeding
  • Post-Fire Treatments
  • Intermountain Seeding Guide
  • Restoration Ecology Article: Post Wildfire Seeding to Restore Native Vegetation
• Actionable best practices for communities and agencies impacted by wildfire

Water Restoration

Map of mobile weather stations on burn scars in Utah