Danger. The city is improvising with miles of these straw waddles for erosion control. Were waiting to see what happens, what the storm brings. Reporter the Santa Rosa Fire Department is on alert. It plans to monitor hillsides for any runoff. Most of the underground storm drains which burned have been repaired or replaced. Weve done a lot of work. We continue to be prepared. We continue to be ready. Mi reporter mike lost his home in the fire. He sold off his lots. His thought are with his neighbors who live downhill. Theres some lots sloping to the street where the vegetation and shrubs are all gone. So some of that will wash into the streets. Reporter the Fire Department using social media to get the word out to neighbors, it tweeted a potent storm with heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds will develop tonight and intensify tomorrow afternoon. The last thing we want to do is evacuate based on any sort of a developing situation. But we want people to be prepared for it. After the fire
There could be flash flooding and mudslides already devastated by the wildfires. Reporter the biggest concern are erosion, a real fighting chance get the elements. Its a game of beat the clock for this landscaping crew working in santa rosas Fountain Grove neighborhood. A storm is moving in. We most likely wont work if theres a big storm coming. Reporter hes pouring concrete for a new fence around his Fountain Grove home, the old fence burned in the fires, but his house survived. I tried to get ahead of the rain and some of the trees we probably just cut it down but were not taking it out at the root so its keeping the dirt from sliding. Reporter mudslides are the biggest worry. Most of the vegetation was wiped out in the firestorm. These new signs warn of the danger. The city is improvising with miles of these straw waddles for erosion control. Were waiting to see what happens, what the storm brings. Reporter the Santa Rosa Fire Department is on alert. It plans to monitor hillsides fo