I was in the Colorado Springs area following a very bad fire about a decade ago, a fire hot enough to scorch the soil and cause issues with regrowth later. Thi

I was in the Colorado Springs area following a very bad fire about a decade ago, a fire hot enough to scorch the soil and cause issues with regrowth later. This was followed by a very wet fall, causing massive amounts of runoff, erosion, and mudslides, blocking culverts and drainages, flooding roads, etc. It started with a fire, but the damage and follow on effects continued long after it was extinguished.