After a wildfire is put out, there’s another risk that develops, one that’s far more deadly than the fire itself: rain.

The best (worst) recipe for post-fire debris flows in Southern California is high-intensity rainstorms interacting with steep hillslopes that were very recently burned. The atmospheric rivers that ...

USA TODAY spent five months examining the growing phenomenon of post-fire debris flows as part of a broader investigation into the impacts of climate change on precipitation patterns. Reporters ...

The impact of the 2017 Thomas fire and 2018 Montecito post-wildfire debris flows can be seen in these satellite images. Use the slider to see the before, taken on December 23, 2017, and the after ...

Experts say post-fire floods are a greater risk to homes downslope from scorched areas because the ground cannot absorb the water, which picks up ash, topsoil and debris as it flows downhill.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Eight years after the Eagle Creek Fire scorched nearly 50,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, a new report shows the fire helped pave the way for hundreds of dangerous ...

This is carrying with it a moderate risk for significant flooding, as well as recent burn scar debris flows ... can occur during rain events post-wildfire is that the heat from the blaze ...

About 1,500 truckloads per day will haul debris starting Monday from neighborhoods ... Agency requirements that are prioritized in the post-wildfire cleanup process. At least 17 people were ...