Monthly Archives: October 2007
Post-Fire Ash Analysis Begins
USGS scientists met today to begin collecting and analyzing ash from the recent southern California fires. USGS scientists expect the ash from the recent fires to be more characteristic of urban/suburban fires compared to wildland fires. Chemicals and components in home and infrastructure fires may carry increased amounts of polyaromatic
Multi-Agency Response to Multi-Hazards
With the southern California wildfires nearly contained, Federal, State, local, and tribal officials are beginning to implement post-fire response efforts to assess the impact of wildfires on watersheds in the burned areas. Burned vegetation and altered soils will increase the threat of flooding, erosion, and debris flows. USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration
Aerial Surveys of Burn Areas Begin
To prepare for the rains that will inevitably follow the recent southern California wildfires, USGS scientists began aerial surveys of key burn areas to create hazard maps for use in a debris flow warning system The debris flow warning system will be run cooperatively with the NOAA National Weather Service
