Burn-Scar Runoff & Erosion Control in Missoula, MT

Rain on a burned slope can move ash, loose soil, and woody debris into a ditch or driveway. Montana DNRC's forestry guidance notes that ash and organic soil can erode with the first rain after a fire. A site below a burn scar needs more than a bigger pipe. It needs a route that crews can inspect after each storm, an inlet that will not clog at the first surge, and a place to remove sediment.

We map the slope break, culvert, ditch, driveway, foundation, and safe access for cleanup. Straw wattles, check structures, rock protection, vegetation, or a temporary diversion may fit a small property measure, but a large or unstable slope needs qualified post-fire specialists and agency direction. We do not enter a debris-flow channel during a warning or promise that residential drainage work can control a severe event.