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Post-Fire Debris Flow Facts from the California Department of Conservation

Basic information regarding debris flow, mudflow, mudslides, and landslides. Guidance for residents regarding the mitigation and management of landslides. 

USGS PDF on Southern California Wildfire and Debris Flows 

Four page document that answers major questions regarding landslides and wildfire. Helpful maps and images accompany the text. 

National Weather Service/NOAA/USGS Debris Flow Program and Early Warning System

Informational page about the dangers that follow wildfire and the flash-flood and early-warning system for recently burned areas in Southern California. 

Fig. 1. California Department of Conservation graphic on post-wildfire debris flows. Retrieved from https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/PublishingImages/Landslides/landslides-processes-and-landforms-sensitive-to-wildfires.png

Official Reports (CHANGE THIS)

Government Reports on Debris Flows 

USGS: Using logistic regression to predict the probability of debris flows in areas burned by wildfires, Southern California, 2003-2006 

Access via Calisphere. 16 page PDF report providing information about debris flows following wildfires. Contains images, graphs, and tables.   

USGS Geologists Study Debris-Flow Aftermath in Montecito