Flood After Fire

3,282 views · Published 17 November 2018 · 0:51 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: California DWR · 2018 · News & Politics

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After wildfires, burn areas significantly increase the risk of flash floods, mudflows & debris flows to homes downslope of the burn areas. When rain falls in burn areas, the ground cannot absorb the water, so it flows downhill and may pick up topsoil. Debris flows can average 10-15 feet high, but can be deeper than 35 feet, reach 35 miles per hour and travel miles from where they begin. Know your risk & Be Flood Prepared. Have an evacuation plan & an emergency kit.

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