Foothill Storm & Debris-Flow Risk Check for Pasadena

After a wildfire strips the San Gabriel foothills, rain runs off the bare burn scar instead of soaking in and carries mud, ash, rock, and debris downhill fast. The Eaton fire in 2025 and the Bobcat fire in 2020 left burn scars above the foothill neighborhoods, so Altadena, La Canada Flintridge, Sierra Madre, and north Pasadena stay at elevated debris-flow risk for years after a fire.

Yes. We muck out mud, ash, and debris, extract the water, sanitize, and dry the structure end to end, then document the loss thoroughly for your claim. If your flooding was clearer stormwater without heavy sediment, our flood cleanup crew handles that side.

Often it will not. Mud and debris flow is commonly excluded from standard homeowners policies under flood or earth-movement exclusions and may need a separate flood or difference-in-conditions policy. We do not promise coverage. We document the loss thoroughly and, after a declared disaster, point you to Cal OES and LA County resources.

Clear your yard and area drains before the rain, keep sandbags ready for doorways and the garage, move valuables and vehicles up out of low areas, know your evacuation route, and act early on any LA County or Cal OES debris-flow and evacuation warning. If water or mud reaches the home, call us.

We answer live 24 hours a day and reach most of Pasadena and the west San Gabriel Valley in 30 to 60 minutes, conditions permitting. During a major storm we stage crews so we can move as soon as roads allow.