PHOTOS: Living in the path of danger
After a rainstorm, Eric Grey stands in a field partially covered by mud and debris behind his home in La Canada Flintridge. He has built a wall and is working on a barricade to help protect his home from possible future mudslides. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Bob Jamieson, 59, cleans up rocks from the front of his mother-in-law’s home after a debris flow on Canyonside Road in La Crescenta. Jamieson said the flow down the street sounded like a “loud river.” (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Standing in the fog and rain, Lisa Dupuy, 48, looks up the hill near her home on Canyonside Road in La Crescenta and talks with a Public Works Department employee about weather conditions and possible debris flows. Her driveway is protected by sandbags. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Shelby Grey holds her 4 1/2-year-old daughter, Ruby, as she places a letter in the mailbox in front of their La Cañada Flintridge home. The wooden barrier in front of the house is designed to help protect against possible debris flows in the wake of the Station fire. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The night after a debris flow entered the field behind their La Cañada Flintridge home, Shelby Grey holds her daughter, Ruby, 4 1/2, as they talk before bedtime. Ruby’s father is outside working to protect the house from possible future debris flows. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Ruby Grey, 4 1/2, looks at the Christmas tree in her La Cañada Flintridge home. Although the Station fire did not reach their home, Ruby’s parents are now concerned about possible debris flows in the area. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Janet Blake walks past packed bags on the top of her home’s staircase, placed there in case a debris flow threatens the house on Canyonside Road in La Crescenta. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Water and mud move down Canyonside Road in La Crescenta. Public Works Department crews had already cleaned the road of ankle-deep mud earlier in the day. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A small Christmas tree, placed by La Crescenta resident Brian Hodge, stands in a mound of sandbags at the end of a K-rail on Canyonside Road. The rail is designed to protect homes on the street from debris flows. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
At the end of Pine Lawn Drive in La Crescenta, the Station fire destroyed much of the vegetation that stabilized the steep hillsides, causing residents to worry about possible debris flows during and after rainstorms. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
