After a wildfire, Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Teams must rapidly assess the threat from post-fire erosion and runoff due to the removal ... fire-induced changes in vegetative cover and soil ...

The effects of wildfire ash on soil properties ... The impact of slope angle on ash erosion was minimal. About 80% of the ash applied to the surfaces is retained after rainfall across different slope ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $3 million in funds, allocated from the county's Lead Paint Hazard ...

Not only that, the heat of the fire actually burns and damages the soil ... climate and erosion rates estimate that the amount of sediment flowing downhill after fires will increase by more ...

Soil testing revealed concerning levels of lead on properties downwind of the Eaton fire, as well as isolated "hot spots" of ...

Echoing an earlier request from the state, local lawmakers have renewed a call for FEMA to reconsider its policy not to test ...

Public health officials believe the increased levels could be from the burned homes, which were painted with lead-based paint ...

“FEMA’s refusal to test for toxins in the soil after wildfire cleanup in Los Angeles County is unacceptable,” Friedman said in a statement. “Families deserve to know their homes are safe ...

“In addition to the danger they pose to people, and the road closures they cause, wildfires in this area strip vegetation off steeply sloped land, creating prime conditions for soil erosion in ...

The recent wildfires that swept across the Gyeongsang provinces and other parts of the country burned a record 48,239 hectares (119,201 acres) of land, according to data compiled on Monday.