Origin Story

The Pole Creek Fire conversation has shifted from containment to mudslide concerns. I wondered: do we have ‘mudslide fighters’? Is this a common concern after fires? If an objective of firefighting is to protect residences, are federal relief efforts as focused on mudslide prevention as they are on burned structure prevention? Whose ‘job’ would it be to help deter mudslides

Summary

Conceptual prototype: when fighting incline fires that threaten homes, dig firebreaks in a way that simultaneously deter mudslides. Basically, dig trenches in a way that pool water a debris to

Concern: is it even feasible?

Next Steps

• Search the breadth of mudslides incidence
• Are there difference in insurance coverage for fire vs. mudslide? Is one better addressed by insurance?¬