Heavy rains are expected to aid firefighters battling multiple wildfires in Southern California, but also pose a risk of mudslides and debris flows in burned areas. Crews are working to mitigate the risks associated with the heavy downpours, including installing flood-control infrastructure and clearing drainage pipes.
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Workers secure a net to prevent mudslides over the burned side of a mansion in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Firefighters put out hot spots Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Camarillo, Calif., where the Laguna Fire fire broke out. “So the problem would be if one of those showers happens to park itself over a burn area,” weather service meteorologist Carol Smith said. “That could be enough to create debris flows.”
Concerns about post-fire debris flows have been especially high since 2018, when the town of Montecito, up the coast from LA, wasafter a downpour hit mountain slopes burned bare by a huge blaze. Hundreds of homes were damaged and 23 people died.
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