Working together, state and federal agencies recently released a series of reports detailing the threat of erosion left behind by several major wildfires, including the Holiday Farm Fire.
The Erosion Threats Assessment and Reduction Team (ETART), led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of Oregon, compiled the information in order to support recovery efforts.
A team of scientists and emergency managers identified risks and threats including soil erosion, flooding potential, hazard trees and ecological impacts associated with each fire.
The 53-page summary report for the Holiday Farm Fire details many risks left behind by the 173,000-acre fire.
Bill Burns, a geologist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, said one threat facing all fire areas is landslides.