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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />i <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />were less than 2-year events meaning they were common storms experienced by Deckers <br />and the surrounding area. It is also reasonable to conclude that under pre-fITe <br />circumstances, no flooding or damage would have occurred at all. <br /> <br />The fire destroyed all the vegetation in the area and charred the remaining soil. With the' <br />loss of vegetation, came the loss of anything to hold the soil in place. When the soil was <br />burnt, it lost most of its ability to absorb any water and this, combined with the loss of <br />vegetation, increased the runoff worsening any flood conditions. <br /> <br />The Tuesday before the first storm event (July 9, 2002), the U.S. Forest Service <br />. announced a $24.8 million dollar project to try to rehabilitate the forest. The BAER Team <br />(Burned Area Emergency Reclamation) proposed to use a combination of methods <br />including: the application of mulch, seeding, and scarifYing the hardened soil in order to <br />increase it's ability to hold water and provide small channels for the water to flow <br />(Ensslin, 1-2). <br /> <br />ICON :=ng.neer'ng, !nc <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />January 2003 <br />