Steep, rugged terrain in the area burned by the 2009 Station Fire.
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Steep, rugged terrain in the area burned by the 2009 Station Fire, Angeles National Forest, California. This photo was taken approximately 14 years after the wildfire, and the vegetation has fully recovered. Note the steep slopes in the background of the image. This type of terrain is are particularly susceptible to debris flows when subjected to wildfires. View is looking northwest from Mt. Lukens Road, near Upper Arroyo Seco.
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Postfire debris-flow hazards
Wildfires can significantly alter the way water interacts with the landscape to the extent that even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows. Recent fires in the western U.S. have impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of steep land, much of it public, making it susceptible to increased erosion and debris-flow activity. With the risk of severe wildfires continuing to...
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Postfire debris-flow hazards
Wildfires can significantly alter the way water interacts with the landscape to the extent that even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows. Recent fires in the western U.S. have impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of steep land, much of it public, making it susceptible to increased erosion and debris-flow activity. With the risk of severe wildfires continuing to...