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PASADENA, Calif. () — Concerns are growing for the communities surrounding the burn scars of the January wildfires as rain heading to the area could bring dangerous flooding.
Neighbors in Pasadena can pick up sandbags to get ready for the rain this week at Station 37 or 38 in town.
The City of Pasadena has installed K-rails — or temporary concrete traffic barriers — to protect parts of the community that are most at risk for mud and debris flows.
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All of the preparation is due to burn scar areas from the Eaton Fire earlier this year.
Eyewitness News met a neighbor who recently returned to his home after being evacuated. His property in Upper Hastings Rance sits just under a foothill.
“We’ve already had rain, not as heavy as what they are predicting now for Monday or Tuesday, but a couple of days after the fires, we had a little bit of rain, and I was concerned, but nothing happened,” Abel Ramirez said. “I hope that this might change directions, or power, and be able to survive again.”
“Just a little bit of rain can bring down a part of this hillside and cause significant mud and debris flow because there is nothing holding it to the ground there. There is very little vegetation,” Lisa Derderian with the City of Pasadena said. “The good news is, it is growing back. The bad news is, it will take several years for that to happen.”
Officials are encouraging neighbors to sign up for the city’s emergency notifications and to have their go bags ready with all the items they may need, in case they have to evacuate.
Forecasters predict the area could get up to three inches of rain.
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