University of Utah campus preps for possible burn scar flooding after wildfire
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University of Utah prepares for heavy rain and flooding after fire burned foothills above campus
Sandbags and concrete barriers are being installed uphill from the Huntsman Cancer Institute to help prevent flooding. No homes are considered at risk, though, fire officials say.
University of Utah campus preps for possible burn scar flooding after wildfire
A flurry of activity was underway on the University of Utah campus as hundreds were at work prepping multiple locations for possible flooding ahead of heavy rain forecast through the weekend.
BONNEVILLE, UTAH- After the Bonneville fire, which burned 566 acres near the University of Utah hospital, on Thursday, dozens of employees, students and volunteers returned to the area to prepare it for possible landslides or flash floods. With rains forecast for this week and land left fragile after the fire, the University of Utah activated its emergency management team and summoned the community. The fire left the soil burned and without vege…
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