Vegetative succession, already influenced by the LTEP treatments, changed again after the fire.  Tree mortality ranged from 36 to 100% and tree species composition will change as knobcone pine and shrubby hardwoods initially dominate young stands.  At first glance, the numbers of understory species found appear to radically increase after the fire (compared to pre-fire frequencies on burned plots), but because we have similar treatments that were not burned, we can evaluate elements of change caused by the fire.  When background changes are taken into account, the fire had positive, negative, or little effect depending on the LTEP treatment.  Small increases were seen in the burned compared to unburned control plots; large decreases were seen in the burned compared to unburned Douglas-fir plots; and no or minor changes were seen in the Late-successional, Pioneer, and Underburned plots.