Tony Bizjak and Richard Chang, The Sacramento Bee https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/tony-bizjak-and-richard-chang-the-sacramento-bee/rss en Climate & Weather Environment & Wildlife Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Tony Bizjak and Richard Chang, The Sacramento Bee https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/11/12/race-to-clean-up-in-fire-ravaged-forests https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/11/12/race-to-clean-up-in-fire-ravaged-forests SACRAMENTO BEE: Crews clearing up fire damage have to outpace the rain, with mudslides and floods a major concern in rural areas. In Lake and Calaveras counties, workers are cleaning debris from nearly 2,000 burned homes in addition to erosion-control work.