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What you should know about Wildfires, Debris flows, and other Types of  Landslides (Posted November 13, 2003)

•    Fire Related Debris Flows 

•   Compilation of Post-Wildfire Runoff-event Data from the Western United States,       Open-File Report 04-1085.

•   Fire-wise advice from the National Forest Service

•   Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States

•   Landslide Hazards - (PDF version, in English)

•   Landslide Hazards - Peligros de Deslizamientos
    (PDF version, in Spanish)

USGS Reports and More

Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Cedar and Paradise Fires of 2003, Southern California. (posted January 20, 2004)
Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Piru, Simi, and Verdale Fires of 2003, Southern California. (Posted January 5, 2004)
Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Grand Prix and Old Fires of 2003, Southern California. (Posted December 12, 2003)
   Post-Fire Advisory Flood Hazard Maps for California now available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(Posted December 04, 2003)
Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Padua Fire of 2003, Southern California.  Open-File Report 04-1072.

Press Releases

Press Release by USGS outlines forecast of heavy rains in Southern California - possible debris flows in burned areas. (posted February 24, 2004)
USGS Press Release - Post-fire Debris-flow Hazards Shown on New USGS Maps.   (posted on January 9, 2004)

Other Sites

USGS General Fire Information

U.S. Geological Survey and Wildland Fire

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