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Wildfire Soil Erosion Control
The potential for severe soil erosion is a consequence of wildfire because as a fire burns it destroys plant material and the litter layer. Shrubs, forbs, grasses, trees, and the litter layer break up the intensity of severe rainstorms. Plant roots stabilize the soil,...![Returning to Your Kitchen After a Wildfire](https://emergencymanagement.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ReturningtoYourKitchenAfter-a-Wildfire.png)
Returning to Your Kitchen After a Wildfire
One of the most critical areas needing to be cleaned after a wildfire evacuation is the home kitchen. Many foods may have spoiled without refrigeration and/or been damaged from exposure to heat or smoke. Plan ahead and have the necessary supplies when returning to...![Assessing Your Homesite After a Wildfire](https://emergencymanagement.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/homesite-1.png)
Assessing Your Homesite After a Wildfire
A wildfire sweeping across a homesite may cause damage even though the house survives. The intense heat, burning embers, and flames associated with such a fire may damage to various elements of the house. How does wildfire affect drinking and wastewater? Chemicals...![Developing Defensible Space for Your Home](https://emergencymanagement.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fire-resistant-1920x1080-1-1080x675.png)