Now that the massive Lake fire is nearly fully contained, fire officials say the devastation left in its wake could bring trouble during the next big storm for communities situated downstream from the scorched area.
About 2%, or 640 acres, burned in the San Bernardino National Forest during the Lake fire suffered high soil burn severity, meaning that exposed soil is unstable and susceptible to erosion, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Burned Area Emergency Response program.
That could mean trouble for campgrounds, cabins and homes just below the path of those burned areas, according to the forest service.