On the edge of disaster

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On the edge of disaster

Weber fire was fought in part by homeowners’ mitigation efforts
Philip and Linda Walters live in the Elk Springs neighborhood. Thanks to defensible space on their property, the Weber fire didn’t reach their home.
A cistern full of water is accessible to firefighters at this home in East Canyon. Notice the fireproof rock landscaping and the fire line from the Weber fire.
Erosion and flooding caused by the Weber fire has been a ongoing battle for the Elk Creek and Elk Springs subdivision. The 2012 fire was started by a teenager lighting fireworks.
Odin Christensen presents a sound defense against fire: a stone home with a metal deck. He said during a tour that and thinning trees around his property spared his home from the Weber fire. The fire burned the ridge in his backyard.
After the Weber fire narrowly missed the Elk Springs neighborhood, residents felled trees perpendicular to the slope to slow down erosion.

On the edge of disaster

Philip and Linda Walters live in the Elk Springs neighborhood. Thanks to defensible space on their property, the Weber fire didn’t reach their home.
A cistern full of water is accessible to firefighters at this home in East Canyon. Notice the fireproof rock landscaping and the fire line from the Weber fire.
Erosion and flooding caused by the Weber fire has been a ongoing battle for the Elk Creek and Elk Springs subdivision. The 2012 fire was started by a teenager lighting fireworks.
Odin Christensen presents a sound defense against fire: a stone home with a metal deck. He said during a tour that and thinning trees around his property spared his home from the Weber fire. The fire burned the ridge in his backyard.
After the Weber fire narrowly missed the Elk Springs neighborhood, residents felled trees perpendicular to the slope to slow down erosion.