After devastating fires, sites are prone to severe erosion. Sediment control and pollutant removal BMPs can provide excellent ash retention for post-rain event clean-up and install quickly during times of natural disasters. View project profiles below, download our Fact Sheet, or contact our team to work together on your post-fire remediation plan.
2021 Dixie Fire Remediation
In 2021, California’s major wildfire in Dixie was brought under control after burning for three months and destroying nearly 1 million acres of land. Learn how the California Conservation Corps worked to install erosion control BMPs in areas destroyed by the Dixie Fire, in order to protect their watershed from sediment and pollutants.
CCC Article: Helping Greenville Recover in Wake of Dixie Fire Destruction
CCC Article: CCC Joined by FEMA Corps in Grizzly Flats Fire Recovery
2018 Camp Fire Remediation
In May 2019, Filtrexx hosted a post-fire remediation workshop in Paradise, California in response to the Camp Fire wildfire that devastated homes and businesses in Northern California the previous November. Over 100 consultants, government agencies, erosion control companies and more attended this day-long event to learn the importance of BMPs and their proper installation, maintenance and removal. This video shows how Filtrexx was able to collaborate locally to help in ongoing fire remediation efforts.
Case Study: California Valley Fire Remediation
Originally published in Erosion Control Magazine, May 2017, by Janice Cessna
“As a waste management engineer for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Todd Thalhamer occasionally serves as operations chief for large-scale fire remediation projects throughout California. Recently, he directed structural debris cleanup operations for the massive Valley Fire. Covering 76,000 acres in Lake County and minor portions in adjacent Napa and Sonoma Counties, the fire consumed nearly 2,000 structures containing potentially hazardous asbestos and heavy metals…”
Read the full article here
SiltSoxx & EnviroSoxx Advantages for Post-Fire Remediation
- Superior & consistent results—SiltSoxx is an industry leading sediment removal BMP1
- Greater performance than straw wattle, gravel bags, and silt fence1
- Lower maintenance & easy disposal with the lowest overall project cost2
- Installs rapidly and easily—no trenching required
- Original compost filter sock with 15+ years of peer-reviewed research & field use
- Excellent ash retention for post-rain event clean-up
- Use on bare soil or concrete
- Available in-stock nationwide
- Sustainable product—uses locally recycled organic materials to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
1See Filtrexx TechLinks #3331, #3332, #3333 for research summaries. 2EPA Erosion Control Alternatives Cost Calculator (2006).
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